Finished!

 

I knew I was close, so I decided to knit rather than crochet last night so that I could finish my Pebble Arch Shawl by Karen Hoyle. This was a very enjoyable project knit in Mary Maxim Festive Feet sock yarn. I love the way the stripes swirl. This will be great for next Christmas!

Since I'm on a roll with knitting, I decided to start another shawl, Spiral Staircase by LizAnn Petch. This one is in Soft Alpaca by Hobbi. It feels so luxurious!

Keepin' busy

Time has been flying by, probably because I've been keeping busy tatting, knitting, crocheting, and watching YouTube videos. I've been watching lots of videos on mosaic crochet, and I'm seriously considering starting a new project!

I'm making good progress on my Pebble Arch Shawl by Karen Hoyle. This is such an easy project to pick up and work on for a few minutes or a few hours. I really think I could have finished this in a week if I had focused on finishing one project at a time.

Three more button ornaments are ready to decorate another felt tree. I'm trying to decide whether to tat two more or use these three on a smaller tree. Decisions, decisions!

I've now completed three pattern repeats of the waffle stitch baby blanket. Again, there are lots of YouTube videos showing how to work this stitch. For stitch count, I've been following Amanda Crochets. For the color sequence, I've been following the Mary Maxim pattern. I purchased the kit from Mary Maxim and I did try following the pattern, but I prefer the waffle stitch pattern from Amanda Crochets.

I have a whole series of projects lined up. I'm trying to rotate what I'm working on so that my hands and wrists move in different ways. I sure don't want to be slowed down by repetitive motion problems!

Tollway Tatters Zoom!

 

We had our monthly Tollway Tatters Zoom meeting today with nine in attendance. I do miss meeting on the Tollway, but meeting via Zoom means that anyone can join us without worrying about weather or traveling.

My project for today was going to be Robin Perfetti's Classic Heart. However, after about 45 minutes of tatting I realized I hadn't been joining the rings to create a curve. I guess I was having too much fun visiting! Anyway, I quietly snipped off my tatting and decided to work on some button ornaments instead. I'm pretty good at tatting them while chatting!

This afternoon I worked on my newest knitting project, Pebble Arch Shawl by Karen Hoyle. Mom and I found some Christmas sock yarn on sale at Mary Maxim and decided that we should start next year's Christmas knitting now. This color way is called Candy Cane. Mom started Reyna with Mistletoe Sparkle, which is really pretty. However, it has a metallic thread running through it, and that metallic thread was cutting Mom's fingers. The combination of cold, dry air and metallic thread was just too much for Mom. She'll be starting Reyna over again with a beautiful wool that she bought at our local yarn shop, Yarn Hollow. Mom's a pretty fast knitter, so maybe I'll have a picture to share the next time I blog.

Weather predictions are for a snow storm in the middle of the week. We really haven't had much snow this year. I don't get all wound up about storm predictions. It seems they're usually wrong. Still, we are prepared. There's food in the house. Dave has the snowblower ready, and Mom and I have plenty of crafting supplies!