Relatively speaking, it doesn't feel all that long since I last posted here...and guess what? I finished another shawl in that time! Yes, it's on the small side. Yes, it was simple. Yes, it used fingering yarn instead of laceweight. But it is an entire shawl, complete and lovely: the Leaf Evolution Shawl. I'm afraid I don't yet have any good pictures of it post-blocking, but you can see it unblocked here, on my Ravelry page. I decided I needed to use up some of my Knitpicks Palette, and after much dithering, came to the conclusion that I could just knit a lacy shawl in wide stripes. I actually based this on one that someone had done in the KPP, using four different colors, so I wouldn't even have to think about where to put the color changes and how much I'd need. Alas, it didn't really use up as much of each ball as I'd hoped. I guess those four balls are destined for use in the Beekeeper's Quilt! I've already done one striped hexipuff in those colors to "commemorate" this shawl.
The past few days have been pretty hexipuff-centric, knitting-wise. I love having an in-between-projects project that's simple and portable. I brought materials for making them to the knitting group I went to last night, the first meeting of the new on in Assembly Square.
I AM starting to get the urge to knit something more complicated and fine again, now. Already. That's a bit of a surprise. I think I am going to...repeat a shawl. Yes, that's right. Ms. Never-the-same-thing-twice is probably going to make another Aeolian. This time, I'll do the large laceweight version, and I'll use my pretty purple Winter Lace yarn from Mountain Colors that I got when Windsor Button was going out of business. It's a subtle enough variegation that I think it will look lovely. Now, do I use the same beads I used before, or do I get new ones? If so, what color? The peacock beads would go well, but I've also thought about some pearly-looking ones. The problem is, I don't want to have to wait a long time to get started, so I can't take forever deciding on a bead color, sourcing them, and waiting for them to ship. I should decide quickly, I think. I'm interested in seeing how this yarn knits up!
