And Back To Our Regularly-Scheduled Knitting...

While he refused to help me with the washing & blocking process, Theo did decide that the new shawl needed the all-important "furring" step:which coincided almost exactly with the moment I decided the shawl was ready to be picked up & folded away. That did cause a bit of a rift with Theo, but a little catnip goes a long way....Not even chocolate makes me look that...contented. Why isn't there people nip?

The shawl is "Faroese-Style Lace" by Myrna Stahlman, which can be found in this book:
which is one of my FAVORITE knitting books. I've made at least four of the shawls in this book, and have plans for at least three more. LOVE this book!

Today's knitting project has been the simple & mindless blanket for my nephew:who is not simple & mindless, thankfully. I haven't decided exactly how big the blanket will be, and I'm now thinking maybe more rectangular than square. It' just garter stitch with two rows in each color, and an increase at each end of every-other row. For those who might be new to knitting, if I decide to make it into a rectangle I'll keep increasing on every-other row on one side and I'll start DECREASING on the other side on every-other row. Nothing brilliant--just a fun project. And....I'm about to finish off another 182 yards of yarn. Yippee!!!!!

Comments

Donna said…
Your shawl is gorgeous. I'm in a KAL at my LYS and we are doing the same shawl. I hope that mine turns out as nice as yours. Minus the fur. I block in my spare bedroom. My four cats know that room is off limits.
June 5, 2009 at 5:08 AM
Daniele said…
I too have that book and I second it's wonderfulness!!

I think someone should come up with the people "nip". They would be very rich.....
June 5, 2009 at 2:44 PM
Mandy said…
Cats can relax so completely because they really have nothing else that they could be doing. Our dear pets have no worries - all food is found for them and comes at regular intervals, so relaxation can be total.
I am so jealous. My conscience will not let me give in so totally to a period of complete relaxation. There is always something I could be getting along with.
June 7, 2009 at 2:50 AM
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