It seems like a long time since I finished my last shawl. Usually I knock one off every five weeks or so, but this one was an unusually slow knit, and has had a few issues as well. Still, it is lovely. It is also, as you can see, quite large! It measures 34″ from [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lightweight Mountain Peaks’
Lightweight Mountain Peaks
Posted in Knit shawls, Lace, tagged Knit shawls, Lace, Lightweight Mountain Peaks, Zephyr on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Waiting for sunshine
Posted in Knit shawls, Lace, Socks, Works in progress, tagged Habu, Lace, Lightweight Mountain Peaks, shawl, Shetland Garden Faroese Shawl, Socks on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I did a little bit of re-organization last week on this blog. While I was going through some old posts, it struck me that I’ve been getting lazy about taking good photos. So, of course, we then had dark, cloudy skies for several days in a row, with a little rain here and there. This [...]
Still plugging away
Posted in Knit shawls, Knit sweaters, Lace, On the needles, tagged bicycling, Bohus, colorwork, Lightweight Mountain Peaks on April 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’m still plugging away at Lightweight Mountain Peaks. Just 17 more border repeats to go… In the meanwhile, I’ve been working on the Lite Lopi Pullover, from The Best of Interweave Knits. This is a yoke sweater, worked in aran-weight yarn. I’m using some Araucania Yarns Nature Wool. The ball band stated that the yarn [...]
Out of the clear blue sky…
Posted in Knit shawls, Lace, On the needles, Works in progress, tagged Lightweight Mountain Peaks, orchid bun, spinning on April 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Many thanks to the kind folks who have commented, emailed, and given me in person some good bike routes around town! I’ve been having lots of fun, zipping around without being stuck in traffic, and exploring new routes. Now, if I could only figure out how to reduce and balance the 40 lbs of stuff [...]
Better (or at least easier) borders!
Posted in Knit shawls, Lace, On the needles, tagged bicycling, Lightweight Mountain Peaks on March 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
You’re not imagining things: it’s been a few weeks since I posted anything here. What can I say? Holy Week is always a bit busy for me! A few weeks ago, I mentioned that the Lightweight Mountain Peaks (LMP) shawl had turned into the Black Hole of Knitting. I knit, and knit, and knit, but [...]
