Finished object #1
One down, let me present the next in line – you might remember from old posts: Little Bird Lullaby (the pattern is Nurmilintu by Heidi Alander).
I want it done before this month moves on. It only misses the border, which is where I stalled because I wanted to make a different one from the pattern.
I’m not into lacy, pointy edges and found some more-me alternatives in one of the many knitting books in my library: The Complete Book of Knitting by Barbara Abbey. I want a knitted border, not too frilly but with a nice motif, perhaps something like a leaf or so (I love plants), that can be knitted on without sewing and follows the skewed shape of the shawl. Easy, she said.
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Congratulations! It looks great. 🙂
Thank you! It turned out wearable 🙂 Already tested
Wow, so neat and what an attractive yarn with all those flecks.Fantastic.
Many thanks! I suppose that type of yarn was meant for children knits, but it worked nonetheless 🙂
I love your speckled vest!
Thank you! Speckled was not as trendy as it’s now when I got the yarn back in 2014 😉
I like it better now than I did then. 😊
Your vest looks great! Enjoy wearing it. 😍
Thank you!
I love the colors in the vest. That helps it go with so many outfits. It’s very friendly looking. The shawl colors are so peaceful. I would have picked that yarn as well. 😉 Looking forward to seeing it completed and how you do the border.
Thank you! The colourway of the yarn for the shawl is called dragonfly and I fell in love with it. Sadly the independent dyer ceased trading to start a new endeavour. I love blue and green, so am naturally attracted to that type of yarn.. dragonfly, peacock, kingfisher.