Lots of Knitting

 Hi all -

I hope everyone is doing well! We are continuing to move into spring here. The weather has been a bit cooler than it had been, but still warm for this time of the year. We only had a dusting of snow last week, so my appointment to swap out the winter tires didn't do the trick. 😂 But it was a good time to get them swapped because my nephew and his wife have scheduled their gender reveal party towards the end of this month and now I'm ready to go! Looks like I'll be starting another baby quilt soon!

For this week, I just did a lot of knitting. First, I finished the border on my Spirits of the Season shawl designed by Amy Gunderson. 

Spirits of the Season

Spirits of the Season - Border

I'm a lazy blocker so I didn't pin the shawl out. If I had, the border would be a lot larger and more open, but I'm fine with it this way. The gray yarn is a fuzzy mohair, making the shawl feel wonderful against your skin.

I also made some progress on my Pluma Morada shawl designed by Joji Locatelli. 

Pluma Morada

Pluma Morada - Close-Up

The color of the yarn is darker, like it appears in the first picture, but the second picture gives you a good look at the patterning of the shawl. This one is knit with a lace weight yarn and so has a very wonderful gauzy feel.

Finally, I got the bug to start yet another shawl. This one is from a kit that I purchased years ago. The pattern is called Malini in the kit, but seems to be called Garlands Around Me now. It is designed by Lisa Hannes.

Malini

Malini - Close-Up

I'm going to continue to call the pattern Malini since I am knitting it from that written pattern rather than purchasing the new version of the pattern and I don't know if there are any differences. This is a good pattern for relaxed knitting because most of it is just simple garter stitch.

Nancy