Knitting News

 


This past week I've been working on the same projects. As you can see in the above photo, I finished the first Christmas stocking and have started the second stocking. This is my zoom knitting because I do not have to think for most of it, just stockinette stitch around and around.

The second project is the triangle shawl. I work on this mostly in the evenings, overall I love the pattern but the hand dyed wool tends to pool once in a while, I'm hoping that the pooling looks like a design feature. Unfortunately I was mid-row when I snapped the photo so you cannot see the triangle shape, trust me it is a triangle.

What are you working on this week?



Comments

  1. BonnyApril 21, 2021 at 8:02 AM

    Your Christmas stockings are really coming along, and I think the pink shawl looks beautiful. I'm working on overthinking a sock but pretty soon I'll quit thinking and just knit.

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  2. VeraApril 21, 2021 at 8:32 AM

    Those Christmas stockings are so nice and I do love your shawl. I'm working on a sock and I started the French Market Bag!!

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  3. MarthaApril 21, 2021 at 9:51 AM

    The stocking are coming along nicely an are really pretty. I still really love the colors in the shawl too. Happy knitting :)

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  4. JuliannApril 21, 2021 at 10:20 AM

    Just finished another sock last night. Now I think I will get open with a sweater that is getting close to finishing. That pink yarn is really lovely

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  5. affectioknitApril 21, 2021 at 11:09 AM

    Hi Karen,
    ...I love your stockings...so simple and classic...and your shawl is beautiful...variegated yarns are always tricky...they almost always pool at some point...sometimes it's good and sometimes not...
    ~Have a lovely day!

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  6. kathy bApril 21, 2021 at 12:59 PM

    Your Christmas Stockings are beautiful. What a dreadful one the past one was. Here's hoping and praying Christmas 2021 will be with family!!!! I see your shawl taking shape beautifully!

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  7. JaneApril 21, 2021 at 8:01 PM

    Christmas Stocking knitting is a labor of love for sure. Think how many memories will be tucked inside that stocking. The shawl looks so pretty but you need to be satisfied with it.

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  8. StefanieApril 21, 2021 at 10:39 PM

    I've scheduled knitting three times a week. Didn't get to it today but I've been working on my sweater, my shawl, and my sock. I don't think I will knit shawls for a while. While I do have that shawl cuff, it still feels like a lot of trouble to wear a shawl. I'm looking toward cowls, infinity scarves, and scarves.

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  9. Caffeine GirlApril 22, 2021 at 6:33 PM

    When I first saw the photo of the stocking, I thought: "That's an odd-shaped sock". Duh! It's a stocking.
    I love the colors of your shawl and I don't know that pooling would be a big problem since it's all in the same color family.

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  10. elizabethApril 22, 2021 at 7:58 PM

    Lovely! I hope to bake cookies tomorrow!

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