Widow’s Shawl, Bertie and Alice?
I’ve been knitting my little fingers off the past couple of days, what with my “to-do” list hanging over my head 
. One of my first priorities is to get my widow’s shawl done. I need to use the remainder of the yarn for my little “footlets.” So, Here is my progress:
Sorry it’s all bunched up looking. I should have stretched it out all pretty for ya’all. But I’m lazy. i’m sorry. Just think, you’ll be surprised at how nice it looks when it is all done and blocked 
. Seriously, though, I really love the colors in this yarn. It’s hard to tell from my camera, but it has some really pretty silvers and purples. It looks very spider-webby.
So, I have finally recieved my Denise needles. I will spare you a picture. I know that every one of you reading this has the Denise needles and already know what they look like. But I have to say, I was stoked when I got them. I love the book-style packaging. It’s like two of my favorite things fused together into one. I haven’t tried them out yet, but I plan to use them for Audrey when I start her, since she is the reason why I bought them in the first place.
I also recieved my Den-m-nit from Elann:
I love the whole cone thing. I feel like I have an endless supply of this stuff. And I must say, I am very impressed at how quickly this got to my little humble abode in Santa Cruz. Three days! That is good service, I tell you. So, since I had my den-m-nit, I decided to start Bertie:
So far so good. I did some research on this yarn and discovered that you do, indeed need to wash the pieces before you sew them together. I was tempted to not do this but I’ve since changed my mind. So I think I will knit up the pieces of the other little bag from Rowan 35 that I plan on knitting from this yarn and wash them up togther.
I like this yarn. I like it alot. It’s easy to knit up. The fabric’s a little stiff now, but I hear that it will soften up in the wash.
In the meantime, I am getting obsessed with Alice:
Help! I want I want! will. try. to. excercise. self. control.
2 comments September 24th, 2004