Yes, that's yet another Candleflame Shawl. This one is knit out of white LB Jiffy, speckled with blue. Model Marie insists it's quite large, but I think it's just a good size to wrap up in. This one will be going to St. B's in Conn. for their Shawl Ministry.Example Two:
She's swatching to find a good pattern for the neckband of her Tempting II. After several hours, she still had this much to show for it--but a really really good idea of what WOULDN'T work!
Lastly, this little number is the washed and blocked swatch from the Debbie Bliss Aran Tweed that was photographed in process a few days back. It actually got tossed into the washer with the shawl shown above, with some lavender shampoo (heapie-cheapie brand) and some lavender fabric softener. The yarn really got soft and bloomed nicely. But, as you can see, the detail of the cable is lost. There's also a really strong vertical line to each stitch, which didn't show up on the swatch before washing. I think this yarn is destined to be yet another Slouchy Cardigan--I love the pattern, and I think it will be fun to have a couple (or more). I have an idea for personalizing the Blue Sky Alpaca one, too, which is almost ready to execute. However, since I have to ball the BSA, and the DB AT is all ready to knit, guess which one will be started first??
In other news, I've been on a shredding binge lately. Have been fighting a sinus infection which has left me feeling pretty lousy, and sitting at the computer and shredding old stuff is quite therapeutic. Ten bags of shreddies went out last night, and I'm willing to bet there will be that much again by Tuesday night. Yeah, I've let it go way too long! Also had a nice chat with the contractor and we are set to begin work in two weeks (YAY!!!) on a replacement deck and fence. In fact, I'm going out right now to take some before pictures!
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