Knitting News


This post is brought to you by the color PINK.  (Sesame street reference). 

Pink is a color I least knit with and rarely wear.  However I was inspired by my flowering apple tree to dig out some pink cotton yarn from deep stash to start another cardigan.  As always I am wondering if I have enough yarn but I could make 3/4 sleeves.  Ah, the thrills I seek while being home bound.

My other new knitting project is a Helen Stewart shawl using a pink gradient (the last one in my stash).  This shawl will be a holiday gift and I know the recipient will love it.  Pink is her color.

Yesterday was a really good day because I started two new projects while knowing full well I have two projects that are close to being finished. 

What are you working on this week?



Comments

  1. VeraMay 6, 2020 at 8:16 AM

    It's funny how I've never been drawn to either pink or purple till this Spring and Pandemic time at home! I wonder why that is. I knit purple socks which I love and now have new yarn with purples in it. That Helen Stewart shawl is going to be gorgeous and I love the pale pink for your cardigan - reminds me of the inside of a seashell!

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  2. AsKatKnitsMay 6, 2020 at 8:26 AM

    I love the Ankers cardigan! Hmmm! I am wondering if a short-sleeved cardigan might be the perfect idea! (and I am with you on Pink, but these are gorgeous pinks!)

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  3. BonnyMay 6, 2020 at 9:05 AM

    Those pinks are both beautiful, and I think you might also need some more gradient yarn!

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  4. Juliann in WAMay 6, 2020 at 9:47 AM

    I have been contemplating a shawl that has pink, yellow and grey. I also have two things I really want to finish before I start something new so thanks for letting me live vicariously with your new starts.

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  5. wisps of wordsMay 6, 2020 at 1:13 PM

    I adore Pink, and am surrounded with it, in various shades!!!!! -smile-

    But I have known, that you do not resonate with those pink-red-etc. colors. The colors you live with, show this. -smile-

    The always-background-of-your-blog, is in the Yellow-ish-Green-ish Color Range.

    The yarns you knit with, and the clothing you wear, are in the Yellow-ish-Green-ish Color Range.

    Yes, I am one of those Very, Very, Very, Always Noticing people!!!!! -gigggles- And now, you know my *Secret*!!!!

    So happy you took your tip from Nature's flowering trees, and wanted to dip into _my_ color range!!!!!!!! I am thrilled. -smile-

    Gentle hugs...
    🌱🌸🌱💗🌱🌸🌱

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  6. affectioknitMay 6, 2020 at 2:42 PM

    I love both the pink projects...so pretty....
    ~Have a lovely day!

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  7. Judy S.May 6, 2020 at 3:26 PM

    Those are beautiful projects!

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  8. kathy bMay 6, 2020 at 8:51 PM

    What a cool shawl. IM going to have to look it up. Your cardigan is classic!

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  9. JaneMay 6, 2020 at 8:53 PM

    Oh those new projects look so much like May flowers. I predict you will enjoy both of them. Ready - set - yarn chicken on the sleeves. I'm betting you will win. There is nothing quite so glorious as casting on a shawl. I think they are my favorite items to knit.

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  10. StefanieMay 6, 2020 at 9:29 PM

    I haven't knitted for days I think. My tendonitis flares up now and then so that's why I've been trying to sew or cross stitch. I'd like to have more pink in my life.

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  11. Needles and WoolMay 6, 2020 at 9:38 PM

    Those both look like they will be fun projects to work on. I really like that pink! I bought a fuzzy sweater in that color just for New Years Eve last year, and I think it adds a fun pop of color to my wardrobe. I finished the ornament, now thinking of what to work on next.

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  12. Shirley-AnnMay 7, 2020 at 6:06 AM

    I actually love pink although I don't often knit with it. I'm reminded that I have a few skeins in my stash, perhaps I'll cast on for a shawl :)

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  13. Jeannie Gray KnitsMay 7, 2020 at 10:26 AM

    Pink is not my color either but lately I seem to be drawn to it. I love your pink choices. They are grown-up pink not baby pink. Apparently it's baby pink that I don't like. Anyway, both of those projects will be beautiful!

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  14. JulianaMay 7, 2020 at 11:51 AM

    I find pink difficult too--either too sweet or too...something. Lately, though, I've challenged myself to find pinks that I like to wear (turns out a bold lipstick pink is a good color for my skin tone) and work them into my wardrobe. But these are really pretty pinks--I especially like the gradient one at the bottom.

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  15. MinervaMay 7, 2020 at 6:21 PM

    I am not a fan of pink, either. But that pink is muted and gorgeous. It will make a lovely sweater.

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  16. sustainablemumMay 8, 2020 at 6:39 AM

    I am wanting to knit another pink cardigan too, I love pink (and blue and purple). We make what we will wear though don't we? I love that you have cast on two new projects as your old ones come to an end. If I did that the old ones would not get finished. I am thinking about new projects as like you I have two coming to an end.

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  17. MeredithMay 10, 2020 at 12:10 PM

    Beautiful projects, such pretty colors. Have fun.

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  18. MaryMay 10, 2020 at 3:42 PM

    ooohhh, Pink has become a favorite color ever since my hair color changed! (and in the vein of something New, I cast on my 2nd Anker's Shirt in a terra-cotta shade ... fingers crossed that the color works out like I hope it does!)

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