All things new...

The fauns were out for the first time last night without their mamas. They even gave me time to go out the front door, aim the camera, and take their pictures before running back into the woods. I suppose I better forgive the mamas for eating all of our gooseberries this year. But they are on notice that next Spring there will be a fence keeping them away from the gooseberries. After all, they have 9 acres of blueberries they can eat.

The scarf/shawl is finished, washed, blocked and photos taken. The size is 15" wide and 60" long. As I wrote in my blog of June 27, I found the pattern at http://www.millharrow.com/weblog/front_content.php?idart=146&idsel=181 but adapted it just a little bit. I put a garter stitch border around it and added an extra cable pattern at the end to have more symmetry. So here are the pics of the finished shawl:

The yarn came from a cone of Brown Sheep Nature Spun, fingering weight and the color is Ash. The actual color is a wee bit darker than what my monitor shows.

I've also knitted two more dish cloths. Angie wanted a Harry Potter one in HP colors and then I also knit the sun dish cloth again in a bright yellow.

All things new

The fauns were out for the first time last night without their mamas. They even gave me time to go out the front door, aim the camera, and take their pictures before running back into the woods. I suppose I better forgive the mamas for eating all of our gooseberries this year. But they are on notice that next Spring there will be a fence keeping them away from the gooseberries. After all, they have 9 acres of blueberries they can eat.

The scarf/shawl is finished, washed, blocked and photos taken. The size is 15" wide and 60" long. As I wrote in my blog of June 27, I found the pattern at http://www.millharrow.com/weblog/front_content.php?idart=146&idsel=181 but adapted it just a little bit. I put a garter stitch border around it and added an extra cable pattern at the end to have more symmetry. So here are the pics of the finished shawl:

The yarn came from a cone of Brown Sheep Nature Spun, fingering weight and the color is Ash. The actual color is a wee bit darker than what my monitor shows.
I've also knitted two more dish cloths. Angie wanted a Harry Potter one in HP colors and then I also knit the sun dish cloth again in a bright yellow.

And now a note to a reader of my blog who wanted to know how many stitches to cast on for a wrist warmer. It all depends on the yarn used. The best thing to do is to make a swatch, measure your wrist and then take the no. of stitches in an inch from your swatch x the measurement of your wrist, and you have the no. of stitches you need to cast on. If the pattern is somewhat lacy, then cast on a few stitches less. If the pattern has cables in it, cast on a few stitches extra.
Next project is a pair of socks, just for a change of pace.

"Knit on!"