I am woefully behind on posting about my monthly yarn club projects. For the month of September the yarn was
Mountain Colors Crazyfoot in the color Poppy Trail. The yarn is a fingering weight Merino with a little bit of nylon. The color was a blend of orange, pink, red, and green- great fall colors! (It was still actually fall when I was received the yarn and started knitting...)
The suggested project for the month was a pair of socks. Since I had done a pair of socks last month, I decided to make a lace shawl/scarf. I chose the
Ashton Shawlette because of the pointy scallops on the edges.
The pattern was easy to follow and worked up pretty quickly. I managed to finish knitting within minutes of the October 20th deadline. And then it sat unblocked in my room for over a month... oops!
Last week I used my Paradise Fibers store credit to get a set of foam blocking mats. They are squares that fit together in different shapes, and then you can pin items to them for blocking. I finally blocked the shawl and it looks great! I'm always amazed at how much bigger a project like this turns out after blocking.
And here's a bonus photo of Frankie helping me with my knitting!
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