Wholehearted-ly Completed ! !

This was certainly a fun knit ! ! ! 

So much so I couldn't put it down.

The shawl used 462 yards of 

Knit Picks Stroll

in Queen Anne and Summer Blossoms.

It measures ~48" x 15" unblocked.

I didn't go with the Picot Edge/Bind Off called out in the pattern.

I prefer the I-cord bind off.

Thanks goes to 

Gail - Today's Agenda

for generously gifting this pattern to me,

to Evelyn - Project: Stash 

for hosting the kal

If you've a moment, click over to these two blogs,

much creative talent.

We've received more than an inch-and-a-half of rain since last night.

Thunder & Lightening

This will certainly encourage the lawn to grow!

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Quick Update on Wholehearted Shawl

This shawl is such a pleasure to knit.

It's the color as much as it is the pattern.

KnitPicks Stroll Tonal

superwash merino/nylon

Queen Anne

Summer Blossoms

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Wholehearted Shawl

The

Wholehearted Shawl pattern

designed by Erika Flory

Has been gifted to me by 

the multi-talented Gail at today's agenda

In my Stash are two skeins of KnitPick's Stroll yarn.

This will be perfect ! !

Evelyn, the creative talent at Project:  Stash

is having a Wholehearted kal

and I'll be casting on my version this weekend.

She started the ball rolling when she learned

 the designer's daughter just recently lost her home in fire. The proceeds from the sale are going to help daughter to re-establish her household.

Kiwiyarns Knits 

is also in on the fun.  Read her post.

Here's another of her posts regarding her Wholehearted yarn choices.

You're more than welcome to join in.

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Edited to include this link to
Project: Stash Wholehearted kal

Knitting Update

Gemini's yoke.
A couple more increase rounds until

the sleeves will be put on waste yarn

and the body of the sweater will continue in the round.

It's off the needle and on waste yarn while I tried it on for size this morning.

Since this is my first sweater to get to this point I am anxious about the fit.

The neckline is looking like it may require a round or two of crochet so that it holds closer to my bod.

We'll see once it is soaked and blocked.

The 'Pink Sapphire' color is better represented here.

Reds and Pinks are so hard to capture the color.

Here's Aimee's wonderful Stitch Marker

that she made for her podcast kal giveaway.

It's being put to good use on this project.

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There's been alot of knitting put into 

Intagliata Henley this past week.

Regardless of all the stockinett knitting,

I sure love knitting this sweater.

Such a joy ! ! ! 

As you can see it's gettin' there.

It measures 14" from cast on to the top.

'The top' being the point in the pattern

where I get to start the Center Panel 

I'm excited ! ! ! ! 

Never thought I'd be knitting sweaters

and now ! ! ! ! 

I have three sweaters on the needles.

Gemini

Intagliata Henley

Adrift

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This skein of Lorna's Lace Solemate Black Purl

is next on a Size #1 needle

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We've been getting rain ! ! ! ! 

1.5" on Friday-ish

3" on Saturday-ish

<.5" today - - - - ish

geez, ~5" of the stuff

I hope all of you are safe from the terrible weather going on in the middle of our country.

Stay safe.

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Some Color ! !

Aren't they wonderful ! ! ! 

Second time they've bloomed for me since I brought them home last Fall.

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Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend.

We did.

Had an Easter Day meal with younger daughter.

We ate out.  Are you surprized??? I think not,

you all know KP has been all but eliminated from my schedule.

Enjoyed our meal out with choice of 

Ham, Roast Pork, Fried Chicken.  

Quite a feast.

Daughter went home to mow her oh-so-tall lawn.

Hubby and I spent a relaxed afternoon doing

- - - - well, not much at all.

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What I did do was bring out several knitting project bags with 'works-in-stalled-out-progress'.

Here's the one that got a bit of attention yesterday.

Patriotic cuffs for a pair of fingerless mitts.

They'll match these sox.

Doubt these will be worn on the 4th of July.

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yikes ! ! ! 

just heard we have frost/freeze warnings for 

early morning tomorrow and the next day.

bring out those wool sox ! ! ! ! ! 

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Wildberry by Vesper

Just in time to keep my feet warm 

during this cool snap here in mid-MO.

If you look closely, the 'star' increase method is the one I used for co and toe increases.

I like the way it gives a more rounded toe.

The spiraling increase distribute the increase stitches equally 'round the toe.

Vesper Self-Striping yarn is great.

It's a light fingering so I used a size #1 US to obtain my usual 8sts/inch gauge.

This gives a great fabric that gives good endurance to the sox.

Since these have the Afterthought Heel the striping was maintained more or less in sequence.

The same method as the toe increases was used in the heel decreases.  Again, decreases were equally distributed around the heel and using the same math the length of heel were equal to the length of the toe.

I used a Surprizingly Stretchy bind off at the cuff.

So simple to do - such a lovely way to end the sock.

This gives more than enough stretch to pass over the heel hinge area and have enough umph to keep the cuff snug around the leg.

? Does this last photo make my feet look l-o-n-g??

lol !

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blue 'cuz the temp is 49°F at 4:30 p.m.

Seems Google is agreeable this morning.

This Wollmeise Yarn color name is

Mond im 7. haus

google 

translated it to read

Moon in the 7th House

Temp today just might be cool enough for me to wear this little piece of loveliness.

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Knit a couple of rows on Intagliata.

It's more than just fun to knit!

I have visions of it finished into a super gorgeous sweater

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I can DREAM, can't I

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Wildberry received the most attention last evening.

The Afterthought heels are looking pretty good.

They begin at the Pink stripe.

I knit the five pink rows and two red rows before I began the decreases.

The 60 stitches for this pair of sox was then divided into six decreases per row with a knit row or so before the next set of six decreases per row.

Aiming to have the total 

number of rows for this heel

to equal the total 

number increase rows at the toe.

My usual toe increase is ~2 ¼".

Planning to finish this pair this evening and wear them tomorrow.

Happy Feet  !!!

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Boneyard Shawlette

Finished the

Stephen West designed

Boneyard Shawl


YIKES ! ! ! 
GOOGLE SAYS I RAN OUT OF PHOTO STORAGE SPACE 


So for today will post without pics
you just have to take my word


lol ! ! ! 


Boneyard was cast on March 29
and I finished, soaked, blocked
yesterday April 3rd
and photographed today


Isn't this exciting without photos????


Get back to ya tomorrow when my storage is ample.


hugs
Gerry