Serendipity, synergy, and smug.
Delighting in the pattern and the yarn.
Before a fall.
A Sense of Smug
Serendipity, synergy, and smug.
Delighting in the pattern and the yarn.
Before a fall.
Tag archives: shawl
In the mail today…
In the mail today, the return half of a stash swap that I made recently. The remaining rainbow Kauni has been replaced by two skeins of Malabrigo Worsted – and two more Amanda hats will be forthcoming. Amanda may be my favourite hat ever and I may never see reason to knit any other hat …
Ah, right…
Learning to let go, I pass my Swallowtail shawl on – and also the leftover yarn. Pondering what to do next.
Rainbow Swallowtail
A new Finished Object – my Kauni Rainbow version of the Swallowtail Shawl. This project has a long history – this is a long post!
“…The project went well, or so I thought, and it grew very quickly – but looked somewhat odd. I had knitted shawls before, but only tip-up, with a clear understanding of the increases and the way on which it was shaped. Trying to get my head around the centre-top, out-and-down construction was difficult. In fact, I adopted a wait-and-see approach, looking forward to the eventual surprise…”