Folk shawls

Here is the Spanish christening shawl from the book "Folk Shawls". I dyed the yarn myself. It is dye your own from Knitpicks.
In this photo it looks like there are dark spots but there are not.
Here is a close up of the corner. I hope the puckering goes away with blocking.











Here is a close up of the pattern. It was an easy knit.

Mystery shawl finished

Well, I finished the shawl but have not blocked it yet. I hope the rollong will be taken care of with blocking.

This is a dark photo because it has been raining for about a week now.

If not, then I will have to figure something else out.

Chemo haircut!

Here is my haircut to support my baby sister as she goes through chemo. We thought that I should dye the breast cancer ribbon into the back of my hair. Or, maybe shave it in.

Here's looking at you, kid. I will support you in any way I can.

Victorian lace today

Here is my first finished project from the book Victorian Lace today. It is the Spider's-web shawl. I used kidsilk haze and increased the repeats till I ran out of yarn. I did the 1/2 hexagon version. I love the shape of it.





I added beads to the bottom of it because it was so light. I thought they would help keep the bottom down.I have not yet blocked it so it is going to be large.



Here is a close up of the pattern. You can see the transition from one pattern to another.Now onto my next project.

Sweater finished

Here is a sweater I made for my Dear husband. It is a pattern from Cabin fever. I used Peruvian wool from Elann.com and Country mohair from Fleece artist. Wow! These are all companies in CANADA. I love being patriotic. It has not been blocked yet, as you can tell from the photos. It was a fun easy knit.

more chemo caps

Here is a cap made with Noro silk garden. It is a simple roll brim hat. I love the colours that Silk garden comes in. What a great way to try some new expensive yarns. It only takes one ball of yarn.





Wait a minute, I thought this was supposed to be hats. This looks like some kind of animal. LOL

Chemo caps

Here is the first instalment of "Chemo Caps" for my sister. The off white one is from elann.com and the colourful one is a free pattern off the web.

While I was Away

I spent two weeks helping my sister recover from breast cancer surgery and while I was there I made this outfit for my daughter.


It is a cotton yarn from Knitpicks and is very soft. I got the pattern for the tank top from a magazine and created the shrug myself.


My daughter likes tank tops but gets sunburned easily so I thought this would be a good compromise.

Finally put the zipper in.

Yes, that is all that needed to be done on this sweater. I finished the knitting part long ago but had no idea how to attach a zipper. I finally broke down and sewed it in by hand. (Yuck) It is for my 15 yr old and she picked a stretchy yarn so you could see her curves. I like the sweater and so does she.

Mystery stole finshed

Here is the mystery stole designed by Melanie. I finally finished the second half. It was a fun knit. A bit challenging, but that kept it from being boring.
Here are a couple of close ups to see the different designs in it. The colour I chose doesn't show the pattern well but that is what happens when it is a mystery.



The stole turned out to be really long. My hubby (reluctant model) is over 6 feet tall and the stoll went at least a foot past both his hands. It is about 24 inches wide.

Justifiable Homicide?

What do you think? Is this reason enough to kill my cat?

I spent the last week working on the border of this shawl. It is Frost Flowers and Leaves and has taken me a year, or so, to knit it. I have been working so hard to get all my UFOs done. I fionally finished this and left it on the back of the couch overnight before I blocked it in the morning. This is what I found! To kill, or not to kill? The only saving grace is that I don't think he tore into the main part of the shawl, just the border. I should be able to redo this section and it look OK. I am just so tired of this border.

Maybe I will tackle it tomorrow. (the shawl, not the cat)

OK I'll let the cat live......this time.

Another Finished shawl

Here is another finished shawl.
This one is from Renee's Shawl Club (sorry, the club is no longer). It was knit on 3.5mm needles in Zepher yarn. I really enjoy all of her patterns.


Here is a close up of the individual sections. What fun.

See the hole in the right corner of the shawl? As I lay the shawl on the floor to dress it, my darling cat (Lacey) came to help. Before I could get her away, she chewed a hole right through the yarn. Thankfully, it is small and in the corner. I will probably just sew it together.
Thanks to my darling daughter for volunteering to be my live model.

Finished UFOs. (Un Finished Objects)

Here is the 4th mystery shawl from last year.
I finally got around to blocking it. It was made with knitpicks dye your own fingering weight yarn. I dyed it with kool aid. It was knit on 5mm needles and measures 58 inches across.




Here is another long term project. It is the starfish shawl from just one more row. It was knit with a lace weight boucle yarn from Fleece Artist on 4mm needles. I just love how the stripe pattern turned out. The close up photo of the center shows it really well.
Now all I have to do is block it. hopefully that won't take another year.

Mystery shawl finished

Here is the shawl blocking. It is about 54 inches in diameter. It was knit with Knitpicks Shadow yarn on 3.5mm needles.

Here is a close up of the center of the shawl. It has clue 1 and 2 on it but it is hard to see since it is on a black background.

This is clue 3 and was my favorite section. I will probably use this pattern again on other shawls.

And here is clue 4. The longest but not that complicated.

Thanks Renee for another great pattern.

Here is a wedding gift I knit for a couple who got married this fall. It is a kit from Knit picks. I knit it to guage and the measurements were correct. I had a lot of left over yarn and I would have made it bigger if I had known I could. It was fun trying the different yarns and seeing how they go together.

Here is a close up of the pattern.

Here is a pair of skating socks I knit for my 5 yr old. They are nice and warm and keep his feet really warm while skating. The photos are not that great, sorry. They were knit from the toe up on 2 circular needles.

Here are my socks of doom for "Sock Wars" that I did in the fall. It was a great pattern and lots of fun.

Happy New Year!

Well, it is January 1, 2007.
I have not blogged all fall, but not because I have not been knitting. I have done a couple of shawls and have been introduced to knitted dishcloths. I decided that they would make great Christmas gifts so I knitted over 20 of them and handed them out.
I have started the year with a month of prayer and fasting and what I am fasting from is knitting. Not that knitting is bad, but it will free up a lot of my time to spend seeking after God.
We start back to school tommorow so I had better get ready for that.
I already have some knitting projects lined up for February and am waiting for the new book "Victoria Lace Today" to arrive in the mail. It might even be here tommorow. Just in time to not knit. How is that for poetic justice.
We had a wonderful, blessed Christmas (or Jesusmas as we like to call it now) and a great start to the new year.
Blessings to all who read this.
Colette

Ta Da! I learned a new trick. A special way to block a bag like this. I blew up a balloon inside the bag to shape it and let it dry that way. Now to figure out a reasonable way to mail it. 

Look! Kittens! Our baby Purl (only one yr old) just had her first litter last night. I got to watch all of them be born. It was really cool. She is a proud momma. I don't think she has stopped purring since she gave birth. My four children have already claimed one each.