Saturday, January 11, 2014

Progress report



This is the shawl I am making for me, as the other yellow one is just too delicate to be anything but a babies shawl. I am using pure wool 8ply and ite a sage green. Although you really don't get a good version of the colour here. If you look at the last photo you can see my stitch marker that marked the centre stitch. 
I have been working on this most days, but now that there are so may stitches it takes me almost 15 minutes just to finish one row! 
I originally started with six 50gram balls of wool and saw how quickly I was going through them so I went back and got another six, as the stitches increased I started to go thought the wool even quicker so I went back and bought the store out of the wool in this colour. I now have 12 balls and I hope that will be enough. I want it a long as I can get it! How nice and snuggly will it be to wrap around me when out camping.
With the weather warming up here I'm knitting in front of a fan, stops the hands from getting sweaty. 
How are you all going with the weather, I know in the USA they are having very cold weather so perfect stuck at home knitting weather I think, but how about others?
What crafting is the weather suited to at your place?
See ya

7 comments:

  1. Looking good! A bit warm for a shawl at the moment though lol!

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    1. Haha Tania. Its going to take me that long to finish it!

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  2. Pretty stitch, in green yet, you have me jealous!
    I'm not doing much, besides trying to stay warm.

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    1. Sharon staying warm where you are is a full time job. Lots of hot choc, warm blankets and DVD's is what you need xx

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  3. I keep looking at shawls for me. What is the pattern you chose? Love the colour.

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    1. Leanne I found it on revelry, i just had a quick look but I can't find it. I look again but if I can't find it I'll type it for you.

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  4. The shawl is looking lovely, Angela...sounds like it was a good idea to buy more yarn by the sound of it! Thank you for your lovely comments on my blog :-)

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