Like knitters all over the world
– I am working on a last minute Christmas gift.
I should have started it earlier.
Every year – I say “don’t do” it
or “start in January”, but here I am again.
It is not really that
stressful. It is a shawl for my Mother
and I don’t need to finish it until this time next week – so I have got plenty
of time!!
Like a lot of shawls I have
knitted – it uses 2 balls of contrasting yarn.
The plain colour is West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply which is 75%
wool and 25% nylon. The multi-coloured
yarn is Queensland Collection Perth which is 80% wool and 20% nylon. The shade is called Alice Springs. I know I was attracted to it because it
seemed the most cheerful shade.
The design is a corruption of shawl pattern I have knitted before by Elanor King. It isn’t that like it really. It is just a fairly simple garter stitch shawl with about 6 rows of purl to create a ridged pattern.
I will try to remember to take a
photo of it again when it is finished.
It is not very good weather for photos – it is either too dark or too
bright. I suspect I am at work when it
is the ideal light for taking photos.
I hope anyone reading this gets
lots of wool for Christmas and has the time to enjoy knitting it.
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