Here we all are, knitting away on the wonderful shawl that Sandra designed for the knit along. We’re having a great time doing it!
Missing from the pics - a few other folks including Seattle girls, Debra, Siri and me. Oh, and Joelle is not knitting the shawl… she’s making a capulet for her little girl.
The Shawl Knit Along is well on its way, and boy, did I miss knitting shawls!
Yarn: Simply Shetland Silk & Lambswool
Knit Along: Sundays, 1pm-6pm
See you there!!
What a nice day to have when you get to see this cuteness all day!
Gram had his 6mth check-up this week, and weighs in at 18lbs and measures 28in. He’s in the 93rd percentile for height which is a bit funny given that Eric and I aren’t exactly tall people.
Some of the things Gram likes to do include
Yes, we did!
Peggie and Don McCallie invites us and YOU to their farm in Dittmer, MO.
Saturday, June 5th
Noon-late afternoon
Come visit Wild Flower Farm!
Aside from having just the cutest, sweetest sheep [Shetland] with the most wonderful, colorful fleeces in the world! we also have, oh, another 50+ rare and cute critters. Tour the pastures, play with and feed the animals, watch a little sheep shearing demo, find out about our wind and solar energy — Wow, is that enough!?
Bring lunch and eat out on the porch if you would like. I will have snacks for the afternoon. Plan on at least 3 hrs, maybe more. Oh, yes we have 3 one month old lambs also.
Hope to see ya’ll soon.
Peggy and Don McCallie
Here are a few pics of Peggie at the Sheep Shearing Demonstration at Bowood Farms last summer!
Here’s the finished piece and a few suggestions, courtesy of Sandra!
If you haven’t yet purchased yarn and are planning to participate in the KAL, here are a few suggestions:
First, a warning about colors. For lace projects, I avoid highly variegated yarns. Color contrast is fun, but too much of it detracts from the lace pattern. However, a yarn that has some subtle shading will add interest to any project, especially one like this, which has an extensive amount of stockinette.
Here are some ideas about yarns you may want to use:
The most obvious options: any of the sock yarns/fingering yarns. Spirit Trail Frija has 10% cashmere and is absolutely scrumptious. 2 skeins should be enough, but if you’re concerned about yardage, you can do 1 pattern repeat fewer than called for.
The ‘I want to try lace-weight yarn’ option: Thi has some new skeins of Alpaca with a Twist lace-weight yarn that are gorgeous. This is lovely, lovely yarn. Try size 4 needles and see if you like the results.
The ‘if I were to knit the shawl again’ options: Either Simply Shetland–Lambswool and silk (there are a few skeins of a lovely green that I think would be perfect for the shawl) or the Claudia Handpainted-Linen. The linen softens up a ton during working and with washing, and it would make a great summer shawl. It’s more of a sport weight than a fingering weight, but I’d be very tempted.
The ‘I want to be extravagant and treat myself’ options: Well, of course there’s 100% cashmere. But I think I’d lean toward the Spirit Trail Si Ling 100% silk yarn. I’m eyeing some of this for a future Estonian shawl!
