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| a burst of autumn colour |
I've set myself a knitting task!
There is nothing set in stone and if i change my mind that's fine, but i want to tackle my ever-increasing "want list" of shawls so i am gradually adding them to my project page with my yarn choice as a gentle reminder.
I saw this shawl hanging at the Yarn2Knit stand at Ally Pally last week and realised i had a skein of something similar at home - lucky for me it was a free pattern so all i had to do was remember either the pattern name or the name of the stand! I failed to do either so i had to go over the exhibitor's list when i got home and work my way from there!
There is nothing set in stone and if i change my mind that's fine, but i want to tackle my ever-increasing "want list" of shawls so i am gradually adding them to my project page with my yarn choice as a gentle reminder.
I saw this shawl hanging at the Yarn2Knit stand at Ally Pally last week and realised i had a skein of something similar at home - lucky for me it was a free pattern so all i had to do was remember either the pattern name or the name of the stand! I failed to do either so i had to go over the exhibitor's list when i got home and work my way from there!
It's a bit annoying as i had taken my notepad with me but left it in the car in my knitting bag for some reason and i never think to make notes on my phone!
Anyway, i tracked it down, found the wool i was thinking of which is Opal Herbstmelodie dug out my needles and got stuck in! I have downloaded the pattern on to my Kindle which was an exciting adventure and SO easy! Plug in the USB, open windows explorer (or in my case xplorer2 lite) and then drag n drop baby! :oD
I'm about halfway through the main body now and had memorised the pattern by about the second repeat, it is lovely and simple, even the *p2tog, k2tog* in the same stitch isn't that hard to do, although a sharper point on my needle would help with the first on the row as the YO is a bit hard to pick up but other than that it's going swimmingly :oD
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| Lovely texture |
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| gratuitous close-up! |
4 comments:
spooky, i just found a stitch very similar looking to this in a book to use for something (not sure what yet) so will be awaiting your FO with baited breath.
Ooooh! Interesting!
I wouldn't hold your breath, you know what my attention span is like, it might take me a while lol
Ooh, nice colours.
Also, interesting you're using your Kindle for patterns. I'm tempted to get one just for that. Because I have a stupid habit of starting new projects on the train, I'm never organised enough to think want i want to make before hand, and I end up making the same thing all the time. The thought of having a little pattern library with me is very appealing!
/ponders...
Lovely isn't it <3
They've released a new Kindle recently, no keyboard, no 3G but if you are only using it for patterns that'd be ok i think? Unless you like to write notes on your patterns of course ;)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0051QVF7A/?tag=googhydr-21&hvadid=9425014145&ref=pd_sl_42h6ncp32r_e
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