apparknitchik

so, how lucky am I?

Very lucky, as it turns out.  Very, very lucky.

So I was sitting here yesterday working on a presentation I'm making in Kingston the end of June, when the phone rang.

It was Ted.  He was on his way back from the Men's Knitting Retreat, and was going to be driving through town on his way home, so would I like to come for lunch?

Well, of course!

But that wasn't all -- in addition to having the pleasure of his company for a couple of hours, Ted also gave me this:

 

Yes, that is Miralda's Triangular Shawl (from Nancy Bush's book Knitted Estonian Lace, which he wrote about on his blog a while back.

And now it's mine!  All mine!

No, the colour in that photo isn't quite right, it's not a sage green, it's a beautiful, deep, grassy green,  You can't tell that from this photo, either:

 

The lovely thing about this shawl is that it is neither ethereal, nor is it a sturdy work-horse.  It's somewhere in between, having enough substance, yet also very pretty at the same time.  I'm going to love throwing it over my shoulders on cold mornings while I sit here and work.

So, Ted?  Thanks (xbazillion).

oops, i knit it again

Liesl Mach One is finished -- has been for a few days, was washed and blocked, and now all it needs is buttons (don't get me started on that rant, because the Quest for Buttons is a post for another day.  Or two.)

The surprise?  The thing fits.  Perfectly.  (Okay, the sleeves are a smidge long, but okay).  And I liked it so much, I decided I needed another one:

 

The yarn is Rowan Cork (yes, when I like a yarn, they discontinue it. Be very afraid for Felted Tweed, which is my fave yarn ever) in the deliciously named colourway "Sour".  Bought the yarn in a stopover in London on our way back to Canada, had half knit myself a very funky sweater that I abandoned when I gained weight.  Finally decided I couldn't count on losing the weight, so I'm repurposing the yarn into a Liesl.

Because one of the things I'm bound and determined to do this year is knit up a whole whack of my stash.

Okay, now I've gotta go knit.  Liesl One photos when I get some buttons.  Or not, given the lack of buttons around here.