Knit whatever

"Kimono Shawl"

There are projects waiting for me to finish, but they can wait. I just want to knit whatever I feel like these days. I'll knit anything that entertains me, if it looks exciting, I'm casting on for it. Guilty for neglecting the WIP's? Nah! It's my hobby, just want to have fun, that's all.

I'm preoccupied with a bunch of things that I ordered online that came in the mail last week, more yarns and more patterns. I started "Kimono Shawl" from Folk Shawls using some Zephyr I bought. That's one repeat so far in the photo above. It's a pleasure to knit this using my ebony straights. They're pointy enough for the decreases. A lot of you know how frustrating it can be when using needles that are just too blunt for lace.

This is the reason for the insane price I paid for the magazine I bought from Ebay. The "Orenburg Lace Triangle" by Galina Khmeleva. Shawl patterns are everywhere, but this particular one seems very unique. This pattern is not too difficult, it does require picking up stitches and short rows, nothing I haven't done before, but it'll be my first time doing them on 2mm needles.

Another distraction is this, the "Trellis Scarf" in the current issue of Interweave Knits. I'm using the called for yarn, Knit Picks' Alpaca Cloud in "smoke". Ms. Clark consistently comes up with pretty, pretty lace patterns.