Exit 0

Mr. Canada Post brought in a box from Lynda this morning. Another beautiful shawl. I really wanted to knit this one but there is a small thing that I don't have a lot of right now - time. Plus there is that small problem of startitis in my life. I knew that if I sent it off to Lynda that it would come back quickly. :)

Pattern: Exit 0 by Laura Aylor (purchased on Ravelry)
Yarn: tosh merino light - 1 skein each of el greco, aura, ember

Three colors of fingering weight yarn are used to create a bent rectangular wrap full of stripes and angles. The slight bend makes it curve nicely around your shoulders. It’s not nearly as complicated to make as it looks - just one color at a time and some short rows and decreases here and there - instructions are given line-by-line and can simply be checked off as you go.

It was hard to show the real shape in the picture without laying the shawl out on the ground. I would have done it except for the snow :)

All you need to know is

-long tail cast on

-decreasing

-short rows

-picking up stitches

It's the Indie Gift-a-Long time again on Ravelry.

Prepping for the holidays as only fiber folks can, with special deals from tons of indie designers! 

What is Gift-A-Long? It’s a multi-designer promotion to help you kick your holiday gift-making into high gear! 

The Indie Design Gift-A-Long is a 2 month long KAL/CAL of holiday gifts made from patterns designed by a rather extensive list of independent designers. From Thursday, November 13th at 8:00 pm US EST - Friday, November 21, 2014 at 11:59 pm US EST tons of indie designers will be discounting between 4 - 20 of their patterns 25% for this event. Use coupon code: giftalong2014.

Read more about the Gift-a-Long on Ravelry...

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And then when I thought my post was done, Cathy send some awesome pictures to share. She's getting ready for Christmas.

She's been making wreaths. 

Pattern: Woolly Wreath and Garland from Churchmouse. We have copies in the store or you can purchase it on Ravelry...

This is the smaller size in 2 balls of Lamb's Pride Bulky.

This is the larger wreath in double strand Lamb's Pride Bulky. Cathy used 3 balls for this one.

As I'm writing the tosh ASAP in tart is staring at me. What an awesome colour for a wreath!

It's time to get back to my knitting. I have 6 rows to go on Clue #2. No more incidents with my knitting last night. The stitches are lining up properly and the world is good.