I'm still busy quilting my mom's Winter Wonderland quilt so I don't have much to show there, but I did have a big knitting finish recently. This is Skywalker.
I'm taking the Craftsy class "Knit this! Mastering Lace Shawls" by
Laura Nelkin and this is one of two patterns she offers through it. It was fun to knit, but I definitely had to pay attention to what I was doing. I used Classic Elite Yarns Villa in Lavender which is 70% baby alpaca and 30% bamboo so it's incredibly soft.
I wasn't sure how big to make it and I ended up enlarging the pattern. I knew it would grow once I blocked it, but I just wasn't sure how much. What a difference blocking made! This is what it looked like just coming off the needles. It was small and difficult to see the patterns.
If anyone's curious, I added another Star Stitch section before the border to make mine larger. That's the top section in the picture. I think my favorite section though is the elongated stitches just below it. They're incredibly easy to create, but I like the effect.
She offers two patterns in the class and I've already started on the second one. I find it very relaxing to knit at night while watching TV. I used to do my hand applique during this time, but it meant my lap was full of project stuff. With knitting, there's plenty of room for a cat (or two). Usually this one...
“But
make sure that you don't get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care
of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time
and doze off, oblivious to God.”
Romans
13:11 (MSG)
