I knit a lot of little projects. Bowls, socks, cozies, hats. It is fun to knit up a bigger item, especially when the knitting goes so quickly. I’ve found that while knitting a lace shawl looks complicated, it usually has a pattern that makes it easy and interesting. My latest finished object is a beautiful shawl I made for a friend.
Aren’t they cute? and practical too! I’ve been crocheting them constantly and giving them to friends to test.
They are available at my shop. Check them out: GreenGableStudio
Do you every have a project that you like and hate at the same time? That was this project for me. I like the colors, the stripes, the yarn, the pattern; but I don’t like the final product. And I had a hard time starting it. I think my problem with the beginning of it was that I began it while with other knitters. We all started it at the same time, on an outing with food and drink, conversation and beautiful scenery. I couldn’t concentrate on the pattern enough to understand it. So I kept making mistakes, on after another. It was frustrating.
I persevered. It’s finished. And I don’t like the end result. So I’m still frustrated. It should be something I love. But the yarn just didn’t work with the pattern. And I’m really tempted to tink it all to use the yarn for socks. I made the most beautiful pair of socks out of a ball of the same yarn. It’s very tempting…but all those hours on the shawl. And the pattern is so cool!
Decisions! What would you do? keep the shawl as is? Give it away? Tink it and knit socks? Knit the shawl again with different yarn?
It’s been a week of experimenting with yarns. I’m making up the projects as I go. And right now, I’m slogging through, unsure if the effort has been worth the time. Will I like the end results? If I like do, I’ll write up the pattern and make a few more. Maybe they will end up in the Green Gable Studio shop.
Do you like to wear cowls? Do you like the yarn color?
Would you decorate your house with a yarn bowl? What color of bowl would you want in your house?
My color theme :
