Another little shawlette in a half circle shape. I used some Smoothie Sock yarn for this in shades of khaki and watermelon and red. The Demiluna (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/demiluna-shawl) shawl is a lovely shape to wear over a summer jacket.
I chose Holden to knit this beautiful bright summery yarn a generous yarn gift from a fellow knitter. The wool is Knitting Goddess 4ply sock yarn which has cashmere in it. An absolutely lovely yarn to knit with and a very quick pattern to knit. I tried to leave the pattern at the bottom unblocked to keep the ruffled shape. I really love this and can’t wait to wear it.
I love this time of the year as suddenly one week into February the days are getting longer and the sun is up earlier. On the way to school, I spotted lots of signs of spring with new buds on trees and snowdrops in gardens.
Last week I finished a present for my sister – a Blue/Grey Baktus. It seeemed to take a very long time to knit. I used J C Rennie 100% lambswool bought from my current favourite wool shop in Crouch End called Nest. I finished the ends with some beads, the centre bead is a large laborodite and there are smaller faceted laborodites and grey pearls at the ends. This wool washes and blocks so beautifully.
