Even though I haven't finished the vest I started last week, I cast on a new project to have something more manageable to work on while we drove to Shenandoah. I didn't get as much done on this Tuscan Leaves Neckwarmer as I'd hoped. The pattern is such that it's almost impossible to look away or you'll lose your place. It's really working up as lovely as I'd hoped. I think the recipient will be pleased. The yarn is Shine Worsted by Knit Picks in Currant, a lovely autumnal color for these leaves, I think. I've been reading Old Yeller to the kids for the last week. We're nearly finished now and I think they've enjoyed the story so far. It has sparked quite a debate on why they called rabies "Hydrophobia" and what castration is. (!) I find myself lapsing into quite a southern accent while reading this aloud.
I'm still working on Finn's Seal Island. I'm about 99% finished with the body of it with only a few rows to go until I can start the trim. Maybe I'll be finished by this time next week. I really hope Finn likes it. I've even bought him a few long sleeved t-shirts (in burnt orange and red) that I think will go nicely with this brownish-gray.
nothing like more than one project or more on the needles. Then there is a knitting project for every scenario! I like easy knitting in the car and when I'm socializing.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. I love the leaf lace in that first photo. The braided look in the second is really neat.
ReplyDeleteYou are so talented- loving the sweater so very pretty braided pattern.
ReplyDeleteWow! Old Yeller brings me back to third grade when Mrs. Parrot read it to the class. I remember the class crying at the end of the book. It was a great book, though.
ReplyDeleteOh my! You really know how to choose colors! I love both of them and cable work is just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOld Yeller was my favorite movie as a kid. When I was ready to get my own dog, I looked and looked at all of the humane shelters in our state but there were no big yellow dogs to be found. Instead, I ended up with a medium-sized black dog. Not what I wanted but, as it turned out, she was what I NEEDED.
ReplyDeleteWow, both of your projects are gorgeous!
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