I've been steadily plugging along with the Zig Zag Baby Blanket. This has become the project I take to my son's track meets with me. It tends to be cold up in those stands, and I'm sometimes there for 3 or more hours. This blanket gives me something simple to do with my hands while I'm watching the runners and keeps me warm at the same time!
When finished, this will be a good size for a stroller blanket. However, I'll still have one whole skein left each of yellow and white, so I'll have to come up with at least one more project for this yarn. I'm thinking about a bunch of baby hats.
On to Project #2: the Cozy Striped Kerchief. I have finished the entire body of this pretty shawlette, but the edges are bothering me, so I'm considering what type of border I can do along the striped edges to finish it nicely. I welcome any and all suggestions! I have plenty of the brown silk/cotton yarn, so that might be an option - maybe a crocheted edge? Hmmm
It doesn't show clearly in the photo above, but the stripes are so pretty against each other. Here's a closer look:
I am really pleased with how this kerchief has turned out. So glad I ripped out the first try!
Now that these two projects are nearly done, I've already begun looking at what to do next. My sister and I have purchased the pattern for a beautiful crocheted shell, offered by a talented lady who goes by the name Gu'Chet. The pattern recommends using Paton's Silk & Bamboo (the yarn I used in my kerchief!), but I have to follow my own rules! I remembered that I have some lovely 100% silk sock-weight yarn in my stash that I harvested from two J. Jill sweaters I unraveled. Here are the bubble-gum pink and ice yellow yarns I have to work with:
I haven't measured anything out yet, but I think there will be enough of either color for the shell. I'm currently testing with a gauge swatch, holding 2 strands together to try to get the DK weight necessary for the pattern, and then I'll do some measurements afterwards.
Quick update on Project #3: Irish Lace Collar. This was on hold for a little while, but I've started back to it again. Thanks to my brilliant cousin Jody at www.chickswithsticksofglenmontny.blogspot.com/, I got through those pesky triple picots and am on to new stitches. Who knew the thing had a front and a back? I do, now. And I'm very pleased with the progress thus far:
That's all for today.
2 comments:
Your brilliant cousin Jody here. ROFL!!! Anywaaaaayyy, the collar is looking lovely. Can't wait to see it finished. And the baby blanket looks so nice too. I love the striped kerchief! Which edges are you thinking you want to add to? You could do an applied I-cord with the brown yarn on the brown edges or even a crab stitch to give it a bit of a picot edge. But I like the edge the way it is. If you mean the top edge, maybe the same thing but with the lighter yarn. Have you blocked it yet? Sometimes when I finish a project it looks like it needs something else until I block it. Blocking puts such a professional finishing touch to knitted items.
The top edge is a bit ragged-looking, and because the one-inch stripes use the silk/bamboo yarn and the trellis yarn, they're heavier than the brown silk/cotton. So the top center part of the shawl wants to roll downward when you hold the shawl by the two pointed edges. I thought a border would neaten as well as stabilize that top edge and maybe add some weight to the lighter-weight brown stripe at the bottom. I hadn't heard of the crab stitch before, so I looked it up and it's very pretty. But I also checked out the applied I-cord, and that may work better. I'll experiment with both and let you know what I decide. Thanks again, Jody!
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