I finished my Shaelyn Shawl! I am very pleased with it. It needs to be blocked of course (what else is new?) but I really liked how it turned out. It was fun to watch it grow to its full size as I bound off. I used the sewn bind off which takes absolutely forever but is very very pretty and allowed the shawl to stretch and keep the waves that were designed into it. Now all I need is blocking. Ugh I have so so many things to block but no place to block them and not the right kind of ventilation to do it. So everything is remaining unblocked. So lets add Shaelyn to the TBB list (To Be Blocked).
The yarn for Mike's sweater came!!! Yay! I had to buy a whole bag since it was a special order, which was a hit to my wallet and my heart but I am excited that I will be able to make this great sweater for my wonderful man. I keep dreaming about our semester abroad next semester and in particular I want to visit Ireland and have Mike wear this sweater in Ireland. Why? I don't really know. The tweed and the garter accents on the sweater (see my last post for what it looks like) remind me of what I have seen of pictures of Ireland. So I casted on and am working on the body now!
Yesterday was the two color knitting class, I really enjoyed it and the technique was very interesting to learn. I finished the project which reinforced the technique, a snowflake hat! I have always wanted to make a snowflake hat so now I finally have one! Now I am going to make mittens to match. Never made mittens before but I have heard they are easy to do. Great snowflake hat and best of all, no floaties on the inside from excess yarn!
So I currently have one project actually on the needles and one project to be cast on imminently. The next project I have in mind is a blanket! Something to work on since it is starting to get cold here. After spending only about a minute looking I found the perfect pattern!
This blanket pattern is called Umaro by Jared Flood.
This is a very pretty pattern. Simple and classy but interesting enough to keep me busy and not bored. It is worked up in Super Bulky yarn and big needles so it will go semi quickly. In order to save money because blankets require a lot of yarn I am going to use Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick in the color Fisherman, which is a light cream color. I am planning on buying the yarn soon and starting!
Fall is continuing here in Flagstaff and I am getting excited for snow and cuddle weather with the love of my life. Recently we just hit a year and 4 months. I feel like I have been with him forever but at the same time the time we have been together has flown by. We had a great weekend at NAU homecoming game and we are getting excited for Halloween this weekend! There is nothing like a college Halloween and Mike and I have great costumes ready to go! I will tell all about it with pictures next post!
Thanks for reading,
Laura
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