Showing posts with label dropstitch shawl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dropstitch shawl. Show all posts

Thursday, 27 August 2009

Coral Cast on

Well.... day 2 overdue. I'm finished the shawl, thankfully and I think it looks lovely, this yarn really is superb for knitting pretty shawls... I'm even contemplating investing in some more to knit gifts for some other friends.




In the meantime, since baby hasn't shown up in the night, I thought I would cast on another Dropstitch project. This time dropstitch scarf just like the pattern calls for (though a teensy bit wider) for my sister. She really suits pink and this is another ball of rayon boucle, but not the silk stuff. It's laceweight, so again, not the sportweight that the pattern calls for, but it will look lovely in the end I hope. Here's the progress so far...


That second pic looks like pink spaghetti, or a pink birds nest, but it will be fine once washed and blocked I think (hope).

So that's all from us for the moment.... I'll just knit myself into labour, or insanity... we'll see which offer comes up first.

Wednesday, 26 August 2009

Dropstitch and D-day


Well... The dropstitch shawl is almost done, it's absolutely gorgeous in this rayon boucle... there is a shiney lustre to the yarn which allows the colours to stand off against each other.... of course, this also makes it difficult to capture well in photos, but I have attempted none the less.



As for my other little project, well, apparently yesterday just wasn't his due date, so, we're still waiting. Hopefully the bumpy ride up to my folks house will help....

I have my knitting project for the hospital stay (at least 4 days) all sorted and packed, with my nighties and tiny tiny little baby clothes.

So Bump.... ready when you are!!!