Some More Updates

Finally! A picture of the completed and BLOCKED Pacific Northwest Shawl, also known as my Upper Penninsula Shawl.


You can finally see some of the details - little fish swimming at the border, the water waves, sand dollars, Trees, and seagulls. Could be either Pacific or UP - take your pick! I like the color, however, since I dyed this yarn myself.

Also, I couldn't help myself! Known by many as the "one-project knitter" I now have three going. Saturday, I balled up some of the beautiful antique blue cotton/rayon yarn my niece, Wendy, brought home from Stitches Midwest a couple weeks ago, and began the Krista Tee.



Granted, not too much finished - took a while to "get in the groove." But what is finished looks totally awesome!

FINALLY! A Finished Michigan Upper Penninsula Shawl

a.k.a. - the Pacific NW Shawl. Still needs to be blocked, but couldn't resist crowing just a TINY bit! It took a month, and allowed absolutely NO mistakes, but I think it was worth it!

Yippee! Another Pattern to Drive Me Mad!!!

The "Tina Shawl" - I have to thank my niece, Wendy, for the pattern for this awesome shawl. It is a birthday gift, and I cringe just looking at it!!

I know secretly, she's trying to drive me insane, although I'm not sure why . . .

I admired this pattern about a year and a half ago, before I started knitting so much lace, and she remembered and is now terrorizing me with it. Anyway, I have the pattern, and once I finish the Pacific Northwest (aka the Upper Penninsula) shawl, I may have a go at it!

Keep your fingers crossed and a good thought for me that I don't end up with something that looks entirely different from the pictures on here!

More Shawl Progress

Guess it's been a while since I posted a Michigan Upper Penninsula lace shawl update! About 18 days, and as you can see, there's been LOTS of progress! Needless to say, I'm thrilled! The edging is about a quarter finished, then comes the fun - washing and blocking!! Yippee!





Here's a close-up shot where you can get an idea of the edging, bubble lace, fish, more bubbles, water ripples, and flowers. The shot on the right is the entire thing and probably a bit closer to the colors. Sorry for the picture quality. My computer's dead so I don't have a way to crop or fix the color, but thought you'd like an update!

Will post more shots once it's completely finished, then blocked!

Shawl Progress

Am still chugging along on the Upper Penninsula (aka Pacific NW) shawl. I have completed the seagulls, the pine trees, and those pesky little "sand dollars" that only live in salt water. Actually, now that they're finished, I'm certain they look precisely like a lovely little Upper Penninsula flower! Yes, that's it - they're flowers! Whew! Anyway, began the water pattern tonite and will most likely be working on that for a while.

The darned thing is getting a bit bulky to try and take a picture, but may try taking some of individual patterns sometime soon to post on here. So far, haven't had to frog any more for a while. Must be getting better and catching mistakes sooner! hehehe

Ta-Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

So, here is a glimpse of the new curtain(s). Yes, there's another one idential to this on the other side of that window. Actually, this picture came out pretty dark - the wall is a nice yellow, and the curtains look terriffic in here!


Also of note: the Pacific NW shawl is finally gaining ground! I've worked through my yarn and stitch count issues and the seagull pattern portion is complete and the pine trees are growing. Actually, being a gal who spent enormous amounts of time in Michigan, in my mind this is really the Upper Penninsula Shawl - the "starfish" pattern will have to become the "life preserver" section or something . . . .

Happy Birthday, Gwyndy!

Ok - just for you - you wanted a pic of the shawl, so here's the first one!

Lacy Scarf

Lace Scarf


I've started working on a lace scarf pattern in tiny mohair. Think it's turning out quite good!

Below is a "close up"