Lace Shawl

I've been working quite a bit on the Shoulder Shawl in Syrian Lace pattern the last few days. The main portion of the pattern is not difficult. It just takes a long time. I think the border will end of being the trying part of the pattern.

My goal is to finish it this spring. We'll see if they happens.

I'm about to start the Erte Cloche pattern. Hats are one thing that I have only made about one or two of and those were out of crappy acrylic yarn in 2004.

Toe up socks

I'm currently working on a pair of toe up socks for my mother. I've made two pairs of toe up socks in the past. I must say that I suck at the sewn bind off. On the other tow pairs I went up a few needle sizes so the regular bind off wouldn't be too tight. This time I'm doing the sewn and it is not working out well. I've done the bind off on other projects in the past and it went fine so I'm not sure where I'm making the mistake here.

New Year, New Knitting Projects

Well I suppose I need to finish old knitting projects first. I've been working on the lace shawl again. The Lombard Street Socks are on the way to completion. I still have second Irish sock to start. The hourglass sweater is nearly done I just need to fix the neckline and the sleeves. So most of last years projects are either nearly completed or at least getting attention.

I'm determined to restart and finish the Carpathia gloves.

As for entirely new projects I think the Anastasia socks will be one of the first new ones I start. I'm also thinking of making another sweater. Maybe the Accordion cardigan. Also a few shawls will be on the needles in 2008.

Syrian Shawl Progress

I finally started working on the Syrian shawl again after months of it sitting in my knitting bag.

Once I finish it, I want to make one in a solid color. I have a lot of lace weight yarn in the stash so it shouldn't be too difficult, plus I'll get in some much needed stash busting.

I have so many sock patterns that I want to do at the moment it is insane. After I finish the ones I have in progress I need to decide whether I want to start on the Anastasia sock pattern or the Pomatomus sock pattern next. And then there are the knee highs that I want to make out of the Harry Potter Yarn.

Attic Findings

When my family was bringing all the Christmas stuff down from the attic this year we reaffirmed the fact that we are all pack rats.

We found old acrylic yarn from the 1970's, that had belonged to my mother. It is nice to know that the quality of Caron yarn has improved significantly.
We also found old French books from both my father and mother's college years. I'm not sure my the pictures in my father's book were all from English speaking films though. The connection between The Sound of Music and French grammar is lost on me.