Yarn Along


This week I am reading The Help and The Dirty Life.  Both books are really really good.  I am glad that I have two great books going on at the same time.  For knitting I am working on my Swallowtail Shawl.  I am on Chart three and each row is taking longer and longer because the shawl is getting wider.  This shawl has been a tiny challenge when I make a mistake or drop a stitch.  The yarn is slick because of the alpaca content.  I have learned not to quit mid row!  Below is a close up of the Swallowtail.  That gorgeous gold cotton yarn is going to be this pattern.  I am winding it into a ball this morning.  The yarn is sticky so it is taking longer than I thought.  My "swift" is two chairs back to back.  I think I see a possible future Christmas gift for me :)

I can honestly say that I haven't been knitting much.  We have been swamped with high school band, prom, band banquet and tonight the academic banquet.  Everyday there is something going on the calendar!  Just think in three months there will be nothing on the calendar.  I look forward to the quietness and slowness of the fall but I know I will miss my kids very much when they are off at their universities.


Please go over to Ginny's blog~Small Things and see what others are knitting and reading!  It is always lots of fun.

Comments

  1. Tracey ~ CloverMay 18, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    I love it and the yarn you are using is beautiful. I showed my husband and told him that I wanted to knit something in the same color. He now knows what to buy as he is getting to be quite the expert in the yarn store!

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  2. K E FleckMay 18, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    Even in those seasons of life when we are busy, busy, busy it is so nice to be able to pick up a project and just get a few stitches in, isn't it?

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  3. Mary GMay 18, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    Love the swallowtail! The Dirty Life has been mentioned a couple of times now ... guess I'm really going to have to read that...

    Enjoy1

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  4. amanda {the habit of being}May 18, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    i think you'll be glad you stuck out the swallowtail - it's such a pretty shawl! and i've read and enjoyed both of those books - hope you're enjoying them too.

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  5. DeborahMay 18, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    Your knitting is looking great. The books sound good as well, been thinking about buying The help for a while :)

    Bee happy x
    Have a delicious day!

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  6. BarbaraMay 18, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Lovely gold yarn! I loved, loved The Help.

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  7. ErinMay 18, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    How are you enjoying The Help? We read it for book club a while back and I really enjoyed it!

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  8. house full of jaysMay 18, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    I really enjoyed The Dirty Life - it's funny to see how many people are reading it this week!
    Beautiful shawls - both in progress and in queue!

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  9. RosemaryMay 18, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Beautiful knitting, and I love the golden yarn. :)

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  10. KerryMay 18, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Both shawls are such pretty patterns! Both books are on my to read list. Fun things you have going on there in the midst of the busyness of life!

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  11. Sarah JaneMay 18, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    Okay, tell me where you wear your shawls. So many pretty patterns, but I've never worn one before.
    And glad you have some good reads!

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  12. AnonymousMay 18, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    I really liked reading The Help - such a well woven story that kept me up late, late into the night ... just to find out what happen next. and next.

    Thanks for visiting my blog today, hope you have a good evening.

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  13. AnonymousMay 18, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Oh, I love it! I love the pattern (just added it to my favorites...), I love the yarn... I can't wait to see how it turns out when you are finished! (I love the gold yarn as well...)

    I hope you love The Dirty Life as much as I did... xo

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  14. KnitterMamaMay 18, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    I am reading The Dirty Life--I was worried that I would not finish in time to get it back to the library but I started it last night and it looks to be a page turner.

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  15. AnonymousMay 19, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    I think the gold yarn is going to be lovely in that shawl, I like that pattern in the solid colors best...

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  16. Pumpkin Pie BabyMay 19, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    I don't know if I'd ever seen the pattern you were working on for the shawl. It's stunning! I can't wait to see more of it. I hope you enjoy The Help. I read it several months ago and I couldn't put it down.

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  17. ErinMay 19, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    I really love the gold yarn. So beautiful!

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  18. AnonymousMay 19, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    I really like this shawl pattern a lot...I have it queued, the yarn all ready to go. I can't wait to see how yours turns out in this beautiful yarn. (Your ravelry project page is amazing, by the way. I am so inspired by it!)

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  19. AnonymousMay 22, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    I think I have the Swallowtail Shawl in my queue. Yours is coming out beautifully.

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