Gryphon and I are getting ready to travel to Syracuse again, for Thanksgiving. With his disabilities now, we’re making more detailed plans. I’ve been thinking ahead about what places it’s most important to visit (including at least one, maybe two, yarn stores), what we’ll be doing with my parents, and more.
Meanwhile, I am plugging away as usual on the knitting. I recently got another Knit Picks order, this time including the Chinook Shawl Kit (Ravelry link) in shades of pink. Opening this pack of yarn was a revelation – I had never handled baby alpaca yarn before, and two skeins of laceweight yarn in this shawl are either 100% baby alpaca, or baby alpaca blended with silk. So soft! I only stopped myself from petting the hanks by taking all the shawl yarn over to my desk, where the winder and swift are set up, and winding them into cakes.
I’ve also started what is probably the only Christmas gift knitting I’ll be doing this year. Since the potential recipient does read my blog, I’ll say no more about that.
The entrelac shawl I mentioned last time continues to grow at a steady pace. My East Meets West bag does as well – I’m currently working on the conjoined front and back pieces, knit in one big round and to be cut in two later. This piece gets smaller and smaller as you work towards the center point. I’ve just transferred all the stitches to a 16” circular. It’s crowded, but that’s the right length for this point in the process.
As if that weren’t enough, I’m still working on the queen-size entrelac blanket, for which I hope to be able to find some cotton-blend sock yarns while in Syracuse.
Wait, there’s more – I’m making myself a lace scarf for the first time as well. It’s the Charlotte A. Cavatica (Rav link) from The Anti-Craft. Charlotte’s Web was, and still is, one of my favorite books ever, and this scarf is a brilliant tribute to Charlotte’s very own web, complete with the words “Some Pig” worked into the design. That’s being knit in Knit Picks 100% Merino laceweight Bare yarn, the same as the designer used for the model. So far, it’s a fast and simple knit, and I think I’m going to like this one a lot.
I’d offer pictures of some of this, but my camera is across the room on my desk, and I don’t feel like getting up just yet. Maybe next time, okay?
Meanwhile, even though we’re traveling, the hotel has wi-fi, and our laptops are coming along, so I’ll be just as in touch as ever.
Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving…I like the shawl you are going to make…
Have fun at Thanksgiving! And there is NOTHING wrong with petting soft yarn. Or rubbing it against your cheek. or, possibly, rolling around in it. In your skivvies
That Chinook Shawl Kit is a beautiful thing – I can’t wait to see yours worked up! Your mention of baby alpaca reminds me of a recent post I found on a recent tweet, about pronking alpacas, especially the baby (cria) ones. They bound all over the yard, all four feet in the air, and the pictures were so joyful! Even if Pronking sounds dirty, like another tweeter said lol.
Nice Charlotte’s Web scarf, too! Some Pig, that!