There is only one day left to vote for the next project. I (along with someone else) voted for something else.
I am working on three baby afghans which I would like to get done before Christmas, and on the pocket pets which I would like to get done before Christmas and the elephant sweater (yes before Christmas).
But I would like to start work on a shawl.
How about you guys???
I haven't done Arlene's beaded ornaments yet. I did start one, and I am not sure I'm going to enjoy doing them, but I'm going to give it another go since the kits weren't cheap.
ReplyDeleteI also want to do a couple more of the little angels and the flat angels and EZ's angels to use as gifts. I've knit the fixin's for 3 little flat angels, but I haven't put them together yet. And the little angels still need hair (so does the EZ angel) and they all need faces . . . .
I have this luscious alpaca and I cast on and started the Hemlock Ring blanket last night. Then I ripped it out and restarted it this morning. It's going to be lovely.
Which shawl were we going to do? I bought this gorgeous tomato colored kid mohair in asheville that I want to make a shawl with. It's not lace weight, or even really fine, so it'll have to be a pattern that calls for a heavier yarn or I'll have to make up my own pattern.
Oh yeah, and I think I have to make another rat . . . .
Well - there is the Hemlock ring but I think that is going to be a long term project - What weight yarn again?
ReplyDeleteI printed off the pattern again for both mom and I.
Mom wants to do the one in Knitter's Stash.
Knitter's Stash keeps being upstairs when I'm downstairs . . . I'll check the one in it out when I get up there.
ReplyDeleteThe pattern for Hemlock Ring calls for 600 yards of a heavy weight (worsted?) yarn and size 10 needles. I'm using a lighter weight - 1200 yards of alpaca in about a sport weight on size 7 needles. I figure that much yarn will make a decent sized blanket even if the guage isn't what he used. I've started it (twice) and am enjoying it. Course I also have 10 other small projects in my bag. If I could just get everyone to go away and leave me alone for two weeks to knit . . . .