Emily’s Knits

I’m wearing a shawl that I made myself in public!  I finally blocked Calypso on Saturday (my first real wet-blocking as well) and am wearing it to work today.  Pictures to come (posted already on Ravelry).  I’m so proud!

I also swatched Mystic Waters, which I’m really loving so far.  The tencel dries so quickly and looks so perfectly delicate when blocked!  I’m working on a miniature version of it (just the first 40 or 50 rows) from my Pound of Love ball as a shawl for my little sister’s American Girl dolls.  Nearly done, I have to figure out how I’m finishing off and whether I want faroese-style extended shoulders.

I finished this blanket and sent it to my brother and his girlfriend a bit ago.  Sorry for the long delay in posting pictures, I just got them off my camera.

finished blanket

finished blanket (wrong side)

a single strip

close up of fish

On Saturday I finally finished the Charleston stole I had been working on since May.  It turned out beautifully.

I’m really a fan of the patterns in it:

I’m very pleased with the yarn I used – Ceallach Dye’s Summer Silk.  It’s somewhere between Fingering and DK, and varigated (which is always contradindicated for a lace pattern).  The varigations make the entire fabric absolutely beautiful, and the heavier weight means that the pattern is even more visible than it would be in a single-colour lace weight yarn.  It drapes comfortably, and is just warm enough to stave off air conditioning or a breeze.

Finally, I simply love this picture (the stole turned out much longer than I had expected – a result of using a heavier yarn and not removing a repeat).