With all the time I spend on my sewing machine, you’d think I have stopped knitting. I haven’t, I knit in the evenings or when I go to one of my two knitting groups, West Hollywood and Sherman Oaks.
First up, Waiting for Rain shawl, this is one of those that caught the zeitgeist and ‘everyone’ is knitting a version of it. So here is mine.
Made from some lovely Norwegian wool I bought in Victoria BC. It’s fun when my souvenir yarn gets used quickly.
This is a shawl that makes a very interesting use of short rows and a lace pattern within a basic garter stitch background.
But it is one where it’s hard to see the whole pattern because when I wear it, it is scrunched up on the body.
Which creates whole new designs and interest. Best thing, it keeps my neck and shoulders warm while looking fabulous.
Some detail shots so you can see the ingeniousness of the design. Some people have been working two tones in the background, or knitting the background solid and the lace insets with a variegated yarn.
I like the simplicity of one solid color. I think I’ve mentioned before, as I get older, I’m moving away from all that bling in one garment. Ah, the pleasures of aging.
I like having only one knitting project at a time. So as soon as the shawl was done I immediately cast on socks with yarn from my friend Vivian. Hillview Yarns has a fantastic selection of hand dyed yarns. Really unique. Of course I will be ordering more.
First sock done, using my fall pumpkins as a nice backdrop.
Both socks done! The weather just got cool, so I will be wearing these right away.
I love that shawl pattern. I may have to attempt it!
My one complaint is that you end up knitting 400 or more garter stitches per row – gah! But I guess that would happen no matter what when making a large shawl, not just a shawlette.