My Comfort Abides shawl from Knit Prayer Shawls: 15 Wraps to Share (Leisure Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2010) is finally on the blocking counter. So glad to get it done. It was supposed to be a "quick" project to use up two skeins of yarn that I had purchased for another project. Quick, my foot! I bet I have been working on this baby for three or more years. I have never done so much ripping in my life! This was a project that could not be done while anyone else was present to distract me.
Now the question is, what do I do with it? It is probably a shade of red that I could wear, and I do have a dress that it would match, but I do not like red. It is also wool. While wool is nice and toasty, it can also be itchy. It is also higher maintenance than acrylic or cotton.
My next project is a pair of wool slippers, made from the pattern that I had made a pair of slippers from when I was in junior high. This project is in fact quick and easy, but has always left me frustrated because it requires two seams, and seaming is not my best talent. To compensate I have been watching lots and lots of YouTube videos. It helps. So much easier than the days when we would have to run to the library and check out a book on the subject. Not that I do not have loads of knitting books on hand at home, but I still just have not been able to grasp the concept.
On the side I have been sewing lots of aprons. It is nice to be using up my fabric stash. In the process I have purchased a few complimentary fabrics to freshen up some of the old prints that I have in stock.
The girls will be here this coming week-end, so I have to make a few Christmas ornament samples for our secret projects. I am excited to say that I have found a use for more of the wooden spools that my dad had collected when he was young. That is all I can say for now lest I reveal too much.
Happy crafting!
