It's been a long time since I've last done a WIP Wednesday / Year of Projects update, with the holiday and the work madness there just hasn't been time!
I have been knitting, but since we've come back from holiday progress has been slow. Every so often I pull my knitting out and knit a few rows, but with all three boys at home quite a lot things have been more focussed on keeping them entertained than on sneaking in knitting time. I do miss it, though, much as I am also enjoying spending some fun time with the kids.
My most recent project, and the one that is currently the only one to get a look in, is the Boneyard Shawl. When we were on holiday I discovered a tiny little but very well stocked yarn shop. I tell you, I could have spent our entire holiday budget there! Thankfully D was with me, or we wouldn't even have had money left to buy ice creams at the beach...
As it was I didn't buy much, although I did spend a good long time admiring and petting yarn. Fortunately the shop owner was very understanding and kept on bringing more yarn to stroke and cuddle. :)
I finally walked away with two balls of Regia sock yarn in bright red - I'd been wanting to buy some solid colour sock yarn for ages, and the red looked so very tempting!
I also bought two skeins of fawn-coloured Seidenstrasse, which is a dk weight 65% Merino, 35% silk yarn and so soft that I just couldn't resist. I immediately knew that this yarn wanted to be a shawl and on the journey back from Borkum I cast on for the Boneyard shawl.
Progress might be slow, but it's a fun project with an easy-to-memorise pattern that is kept intersting by the continuous shaping. I do have a long way to go though!
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Oh I say I do like that red! I so want to knit solid coloured socks or slightly tonal but it seems I was on a kick of self striping sock yarns some time ago and now I need to use those up first otherwise they will languish away in my stash unused and not very loved. Your Boneyard shawl looks great in that yarn and I'll bet it's oh so squishably soft
ReplyDeleteBoth your yarns are lovely. The merino/silk is the perfect color for a shawl that could go with just about any outfit.
ReplyDeleteI do love that boneyard you have started!!!! and souvenir yarn is just the best because you'll have vacations memories as well as lovely things in the end!
ReplyDeleteLove the shawl, a perfect colour yarn that will go with anything. Love the red yarn such a vibrant colour.
ReplyDeleteaw man the Boneyard shawl looks amazing, and I'm drooling over the Seidenstrasse!!! it looks like it will be oh so soft and drape beautifully! wonderful colour choice too! jenny xx
ReplyDeleteLove both yarns and the shawl looks gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThat is a wonderful red. I don't wear that color much but I'm tempted. My oldest painted her nails that red, a little lighter with blue dots at the cuticle. Your boneyard shawl is lookin' good!
ReplyDeleteThat deep red is so beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm chuckling at the image of a yarn petting zoo. :^) Sounds a little like heaven. I love that red, too. Can't wait to see the pretty socks you knit with it.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great shop, and I love the yarn you've chosen.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE red socks and Regia wears like iron, so good choice. The great thing about solid and semi-solid sock yarns is that the patterns show up brilliantly without any competition from the yarn. I hope you pick out a really awesome fancy pattern! And thank goodness you saved enough to still afford ice creams on the beach ... that's a necessity!
ReplyDeleteRed socks sound brilliant :)
ReplyDeleteThe Seidenstrasse sounds lovely (the colour is) - I imagine the shawl will be wonderful :)
ReplyDeleteYou can never go wrong with some solid red sock yarn :) And good call with using that Seidenstrasse yarn for a shawl, sounds like it is perfect for such a project.
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