Taming the Monarch

Taming the Monarch
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I've finally got round to blocking the Monarch Shawl! Isn't it beautiful!
A little over two metres long and i managed to get rid of the "point" with some gentle persuasion and lots of pins!

Taming the Monarch
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My beautiful butterfly

My beautiful butterfly
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The Nymphalidea Shawl is finished and ready for a wash and block and isn't it beautiful! What an interesting pattern to make, i've loved it and i have to say that i have really enjoyed knitting from the Regia "scarves". Nice and tidy, no loose dangly bits or balls unravelling :D

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Nymphadelia Progress

Nymphadelia Progress
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Just 15" of the grey "scarf" left! It's looking really beautiful i think, i love how it changes from browny orange to the orangey red and scarlet.
Not a clue how i'll block it though!!

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Phryne's Mitts - finished

Phryne's Mitts - finished
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They're not Phryne's, they're Stacey's! :D
I saw the KAL for these mitts quite by chance and thought the pattern was rather lovely so i decided to make a pair for a friend for her birthday. I took a few days dithering over what yarn to use so i cast on on Monday and finished the first mitt on Thursday evening. That didn't leave me much time to make the second one what with her birthday being on Saturday!! I knit on them whenever i could during the day on Friday and had a mammoth non-stop knitting session in the evening which took me about a third of the way through the cuff ribbing. Like i said, a mammoth session! LOL
I had them finished with all the ends sewn in by 11am on Saturday but couldn't deliver them til Sunday evening but still, i met my deadline and she likes them! :D

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Knitting at last

Knitting at last
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It's been a while to say the least. I've been crocheting but my knitting mojo completely abandoned me again until quite recently but now it's back so i've cast on a shawl and abandoned the crochet (for now) :D
This is Nymphalidea from the current issue of Knitty and i'm using two of the very bargainous "scarves" of Regia Creativ that i bought in one of Kemps amazing sales.
I *think* i've got the pattern straight in my head. There are two sections to remember: the welt in grey and the wedge in autumn leaves. I have missed a P2Tog a couple of times but that's fine, it's only for the shaping and isn't showing up as a glaring error so they're staying! Oh, and no wrap short rows ROCK! :D

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BSJ #4

From this blob of knitted fabric...

To this rather handsome cardigan :oD


It's like magic i tells ya!

Yarn: Rico sock
Needle: 3.5mm circular
Mods: None!