My knitting these days has been a little frenetic and unfocused. I took some time off work knitting to do gifts for the holidays, and I haven’t yet gone back to work knitting. I’ve got another sweater pattern to clear off the decks before I really jump back into designing (Village Green was the first in case you missed it earlier), and then I ought to get back to swatching and sampling, and playing around with design concepts.
I have made some really great sample projects for display at the LYS, including my Bramble Shawl in Classic Elite Vail — which is such a luscious yarn that I can’t help but rub it on my face every time I pick it up — and an Oblique Scarf in Elsbeth Lavold Silky Wool. I knit two Urchin hats (a free pattern from Ysolda)… one for the shop and one for me.
There has been some purely selfish knitting too. I finished Wispy Cardi by Hannah Fettig for myself this week, but haven’t worn it yet. The long stretches of stockinette were perfect for my holiday knitting. The yarn is Malabrigo Lace, which will probably pill quickly and not wear very well at that gauge, but I had it in my stash, and I liked the color and frankly, just wanted to knit a sweater for which I didn’t have to do math 🙂
Oh, and I started a Pinterest Board for my 365 | Year of Making Project if it’s easier for you to follow along that way. I would love it if someone else wanted to start one too! You could start February 1st!
Mwah! Love you all!
Miriam
p.s. In case you missed it, don’t forget to check out the Project Bag Swap I’m running! Due date is March 15th (The Ides of March!). Check it out!
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