Ashton Shawlette

My finished Ashton shawlette by Dee O'Keefe was much bigger than I expected; it's much more of a shawl than a shawlette.

This blocked out very nicely and was very fun to knit. It's amazing how the colors change depending on the type of light it's nearby.

 This was Malabrigo Sock in the Archangel colorway on size 6 needles.

Very Berry Socks

My standard socks on size 2 needles with Knitpicks' Felici, colorway Cochineal.

Lovely shades of red and very warm.

Simple Ribbed Hat

This was knit with a skein of the discontinued Stonewash colorway of Knitpicks Swish Tonal on size 7 needles.

This is a make-shift pattern of my own (CO 56sts, knit 2x2 ribbing for 2", knit 4x2 ribbing until it's the height of my hand, decrease every other row until about 6sts remain, thread through remaining stitches and pull tight.)

Simple Darts Shawl

Loved this project from start to finish. This is bigger than my other 198 yards of Heaven shawl (by Christy Verity), I actually did 3 1/2 repeats of the main shawl chart instead of what the pattern calls for. It's soft and kind of delicate because this is a single ply yarn.

I used one skein of Araucania's Nuble (about 230 yards) and still had a bit left over. Beatiful color changes; I've actually started a long-term cowl project with another skein of this in about the same colorway...

Raspberry Cowl

This yarn is was a Christmas present this year. It's one ball's worth of Crystal Palace's Sausalito in the Mediterranean colorway (8108). Each ball has 198 yards so two could conceivably make a nice shawlette. It's very soft and drapey to wear which is nice.

I knit this with a size 3 Chiaogoo 16" circular which was fabulous because it eliminated the trouble of keeping 130 stitches on 3 double pointed needles. The pattern is the Baby Camel Cowl by Phreadde Davis; which is a free download on Ravelry.

This is a charted pattern and I did not follow everything as written. I left off the provisional cast-on and the edging chart. I did the same amount of garter rows that you would do to for the upper edging. Before it was blocked it looked very little like the photos in the pattern and I was confused at several points because I didn't realize the Yarn Overs don't always match up from row to row.

Teaser...

So many projects I've finished lately but very few sunny days where I was in the same place as my finished projects and camera. Each of these can be considered a teaser for some upcoming posts as details are found/written/more photos taken...

The first 2 ozs of a Merino Silk 4 oz....

I've actually finished all 4 ounces and have washed it all : )

Finished another 198 Yards of Heaven Shawl....

Loved the yarn

Another 4 ounces started this time with a tricolor alpaca roving...

Finished another cowl....

An experiment for a new version of my shawl and adding an edging while knitting it bottom-up along with finally publishing the pattern....

Ashton shawl is finished and gorgeous...

Made up my own hat pattern and love how warm it is...

Another cowl started with the same kind of yarn as the new 198 Yards of Heaven nice and leasurely project...

Slow progress on my granny stripe blanket...

Half of my Twin Leaf Scarf is finished and the second part is in the middle of the second pattern repeat...

Finished a pair of socks...

Started a new pair of Regia socks...

Just put in the waste yarn for a new pair of fingerless mitts..., made some stitch markers and earrings....

& slow progress on my scrap sock yarn blanket...

I've also got plans for my granny square blanket, a possible cardigan/sweater, cabled scarf or coffee cosy and plenty of paperwork/writing obligations in my future : )

Hope everyone has a great weekend!