I knitted 2 of these .......
....... Brown Eyed Susan from the book "Juju's Loops". It's a simple pattern but lots of stocking stitch. By the time I finished the lace edging, I had more than 700 stitches on the needles for casting off. Thank goodness, it was a crochet cast off and it went quickly.
I also finish one of this ......
....... Prairie Shawl, also from the same book. It's also a simple shawl but the numerous nupps slowed me down. I love the lace pattern on this shawl as it's really pretty .....
All 3 shawls were knitted with Malabrigo Lace yarn and it's such a lovely yarn to knit with - so soft on the hands and the yarn blooms so nicely after a good soak. I would love to knit a cardigan with this yarn as I am sure it will be so soft and light to wear.
As you are aware that I am now living in an apartment and space is limited. Before the move, I had a huge destash and got rid of almost half of my stash. Even with a smaller stash, I still have to find the space and I am so glad that I found these under the bed "boxes" from IKEA .....
..... they are fantastic as I can squeeze a lot into one box and then just slide it under the bed. They are like giant suitcases and only cost $20 each.
I have now organised my stash by weight of yarn and tie a label on the box so that I can find what I need.
I am off to more knitting as I have more commission work to be done.
3 comments:
Wow your an extremely fast knitter. The shawls are just gorgeous. What a great space saving idea for those cases.
Wow, fast knitting!
I have those boxes from Ikea too, but for shoes and linen. Good idea for stash!!
I am amazed at how beautifully your shawls turned out! You made two Brown Eyed Susans with over 700 sts ?!? The pretty color on your Prarie shawls shows the textured patterning very nicely. I also appreciated learning about those Ikea under the bed boxes as I have found moving my stash to be a humbling experience.
Post a Comment