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I am in love with my shawl that I bought with Christmas money this January. It's black and grey woven with fringes along the front. But when I spread it out on the floor to get a good look at it, I realized that I could do something so similar in a knit pattern. So I started doing some scheming. I was thinking of doing a zig zag pattern on a stockinette background. That way I can make a nice border for it. And about midway, because the pattern would have a five stitch border, when it is time to make the front, I can easily break the ten stitch between pattern stitches in half to repeat the edging down the front. I think it will look very nice. I'm planning that in several varieties of green and will maybe expand it for some others.

I was also thinking that I had made a pair of slippers for my mother in her favorite combination of pink, grey and black. I can certainly get some more yarn and make a matching shawl for those cold winter days. I think she would really enjoy that. Who knows, shawls and sweaters for the family this year at Christmas time. Scarves, gloves and slippers for the guys!

So work on the sweater is awesome. I'm halfway done the second sleeve. Still have to get the right size for circular needles. But I expect the cowl will go very fast working in the round as I will. So off to do some more work and more scheming on daughter's boyfriend's grad blanket!

So there's the back piece of the sweater. The front is much the same, but for the raglan sleeve and neckline additions. Can't wait to get started on the sleeves, then the cowl. Will try and get some pics of the blankets I'm working on as well soon.

Progress On Sweater

Well, I completed the back piece. The front of the sweater is almost done. Just need to finish with the second shoulder. And then I can move on to creating the sleeves, which will go along very fast. I realized about half way through the pattern, that I need to go buy some circular needles. Which doesn't bother me. I like having all sorts of different sized needles to experiment with. I'm looking forward to making the cowl. And I just found the other day, a very pretty sweater pattern that I could do for daughter number two. It doesn't have the cowl like this one, but instead some really pretty fluffy collar adornment. And the suggested yarns would look so pretty with that one's eye color and hair combination. I'm thinking of a burned bronze for the sweater with honey brown highlights. I'll have to get to the hobby store with the massive collection of yarns to start checking out combinations. It would be a nice addition to her small collection of "professional" looking clothes, as she calls them. I also found my pattern book with sweaters for little girls. There's a particular vest in plum that the kindergartner wants. So I might work on that when she's in school for a birthday present this fall. And the younger two are clamoring for blankets. Yeah, I think I'm hitting my quotas on projects this year, already!

Back Piece K1 Sweater

So, I've completed the back piece to the sweater that I am making for the eldest. She is naturally thrilled to see that done. I've got a decent start on the front. For some reason, the rib stitching was going very quickly this time around. Possibly because I've been watching videos while I was knitting. There's a fascinating rhythm to get into there. Looking forward to getting that done. Then, I will do the raglan sleeves and the cowl and put it all together.