I was going to say “last weekend I blocked my shawl” but then I realized its Wednesday and thus it was actually two weekends ago. Oops. So on the last weekend in April I blocked my Fireworks Festival shawl: And it was a good thing I got started first thing… Read More »Blocked and in Use
My Fireworks Festival Shawl is finished! Ok, so it needs the ends woven in and a good blocking to straighten the top edge. But all the knitting is complete and it’s bound off and I cannot wait to finish it. Unfortunately, blocking will need to wait until tomorrow. Such things… Read More »Bombs Bursting in Air
TheEnabler and I are largely staying home, except brief trips for fresh bread, and it’s a little odd to not have the house entirely to myself and the cat during the day. Luckily for us, we prioritized having a separate room for my office, which means he can work at… Read More »Battling Brioche and First days of social distancing
I was happy with my gauge swatch after washing – the stitch gauge was a little large, but the row gauge was small, so I figure it’s about the same amount of yarn being used and over time the weight of the finished shawl may stretch the row gauge. Anyway,… Read More »Fireworks have started!
Some of you may be wondering* “What happened to that Fireworks Festival shawl you were so excited to start?” Gauge happened. Or rather, didn’t happen. Normally, I’m a bit slap-dash about shawl gauge. If the fabric looks good, I’m happy. But this pattern is pretty dependent on finishing the whole… Read More »Gauge Games
