A friend of mine sent me this cute card to pull me out of my funk. How fun is this? It is the perfect example of the kind of day I need. The only difference would be to replace the white cat with my fluffy white bichon babies.
Flower Basket Shawl is finished! Though sorely in need of blocking (afterwhich I will post a picture of the fully finished shawl), I love it, I love the pattern, and I now know I love knitting lace. Already in stash are the makings of Birch in KidSilk Haze Nightly. Madli's Shawl from Interweave Knits Summer 2004 issue in KnitPicks Alpaca Cloud in Iris. And Bella from Fiber Trends in Lorna's Laces Helen's Lace in the Mixed Berry colorway.
In preparation for the move to the more challenging technique of Fair Isle, a major score on ebay, all from one seller, several of the much sought after and out of print works of the diva of Fair Isle and texture alike: Alice Starmore.
Until then (which actually should be soon, since it will take me until winter to finish one of these masterpieces), I have cast on another Clapotis (linking is surely unnecessary in this case, is it not?). Artyarns Supermerino #110 on size 8 Addis. I honestly think I am liking this better than the Lion and Lamb the pattern calls for (she whispers, knowing the sacrilege of this statement). It is soft, has tremendous bounce, and will hold up extremely well. It is, after all, machine washable. WOO-HOO!
Comments (2)
a funk? must've been something going around. glad you're back and kudos on that ebay score!
Posted by amanda | April 12, 2005 8:27 AM
Posted on April 12, 2005 08:27
The flower basket looks fab. Will you show us a picture with it on? It looks nice & bigger than the one in the IK photo.
Posted by Lori-Ann | April 13, 2005 9:27 AM
Posted on April 13, 2005 09:27