shawl – Susan is Knitting….

Caladenia Shawl. Designed by Ambah O’Brien

This is one of my knitting accomplishments from this year. There are others but, I get behind when it comes to sharing photos and stories of the projects. This was from participating in another mystery knit-along. The final date to share photos to the forum is the 31st so I did at least get that accomplished yesterday.

I also started another MKAL with Imagined Landscapes titled Gnot Just Another Gnome. That didn’t last long. I knitted less than 2″ of Clue 1 and just quit.

My inability to resist these MKALs from my favorite designers has started to give me the feeling of working a job. I quit in July of 2016. The past two or three years have been a steady stream of KALs and MKALs where I feel stressed and pressured to finish them on time to enter to win the prizes.

So, what am I doing now? I’m finishing a cardigan that I designed myself using a schematic based on The Sweater Wheel from back in the 1960s. You dial your size, yarn weight, needle size and go from there. I’m finishing the seams, then will wash/dry it, add buttons and it’s done. I had a cone of multi-color space-dyed cotton yarn that I found that was already involved in another project that needed to be frogged. I love light weight cotton cardigans for summer.

Summer? It comes and goes here in the Mitten State. I think we’re shaped like a mitten for a reason.

Yes, there’s another KAL in the works. Laminarus Cardigan from Stolen Stitches, Carol Feller. Clue #1 arrived yesterday and I’m about to cast on.

At the same time, I’ve got a pair of socks going in the team colors of the Detroit Tigers. Why? I bought several skeins of this yarn a few years ago and had one left. When I finish my pair of socks I’ll use what’s left for a pair of baby socks for my new great-nephew. Yep! I’m a great-aunt now. Does that mean I’m old or what?

If you’re here in the United States you’re probably experiencing something less than pleasant weather-wise. Do you have a plan to stay safe? I do. I’m going to stay home and knit. Did you suspect it would be anything else?

The 2018 Temperature Blanket is complete. When I tried taking photos to share it was next to impossible to get the whole blanket so I just put it on the floor. You see, it was immediately claimed by Carly.

I have moved on to my next project already. I started the cast on for the 2019 Temperature Blanket but decided I didn’t want to go through that again. This year it’s going to be a Temperature Table Runner and I’m using the Linen Stitch instead. Photos to come after there’s enough to show progress. It only took me one hour to catch up. 2019 Temperature Table Runner

At the same time, I have a Close to You scarf/shawl in progress to give to my mom. She saw mine and asked if she could have one. I’m using KnitPicks Chroma in pink and purple. I don’t think those are her normal wardrobe colors but, at the age of 86, she could branch out every now and then. Close To You This is designed by Justyna Lorkowska.

I promise to be back more often. Seriously, I do.

I discovered an easy way to share my photos of my work. You can always find me over on Flickr.