Hi everyone! I hope you're getting through your Wednesday with your sanity intact. I'll be watching my nieces today, so won't have too much time to comment on yours posts, but all of your comments here are greatly appreciated. This coming weekend is a big one in my household, as it's Tiki Oasis! It's a tiki convention in our own city, which is awesome since we don't have to travel to go! It's a 3 1/2 day event (starts Thursday night at the local tiki restaurant/bar) and ends Sunday. There will be tons of music, symposiums, a marketplace and more! It's a blast and I think I'll even get some knitting time in. My husband is participating in a few classes/symposiums that I won't be. I'm so excited. :)
Now on to WIPW!
I finished one of the socks I was working on, so you'll get to see that Friday. I know, kind of cheating since it's only 50% of the project finished, but a finished sock is a finished sock in my book.
Remember the shawl I was knitting for the Candy Skein KAL? Yeah, well, I frogged it. It just wasn't speaking to me and I just couldn't get the pattern down right. I was working on Dane, but decided to do Little Shells instead. It's coming along great. I just started it Monday evening, so I don't have much, and it's just the boring stockinette part. I'm using the same yarn, Delicious fingering in Blueberry Sorbet and still loving it. For those of you wondering, it also frogged beautifully.
I'm also still working on my skirt. I'm almost finished with the second pleat and loving it still. I haven't had a chance to work on it, since I was finishing the sock and starting the new shawl, but it's such an easy pattern I'll be able to take it with me this weekend. For those asking what yarn it is, I'm using Knit Picks Stroll Tonal in colorway Thunderhead.
Well, that's it for me today! I hope you have a great rest of the week, and I'll see you all on Friday!
Wow, I get to be first.
ReplyDeleteYour skirt looks interesting. What pattern are you using? Love the blueberry yarn.
Lovely yarn for that skirt!
ReplyDeletePs. so sorry about double posting, my phone is not always so smart as they say :-(
We only have one supplier of Knits Picks yarns in the UK and they don't have that colour way :( I need some of that yarn!!
ReplyDeleteI love the new shawl pattern you are working on, another one for my favourites!
Have a great weekend :)
Glad your second shawl is working better, sometimes it's necessary to accept that yarn and pattern are not meant to be - even if it sucks to have to unravel everything! And I think one socks counts as an FO... It's an object and it is finished, right?! Can't wait to see it.
ReplyDeleteI love the colour of your shawl! It's a shame the first pattern didn't work out, I'm glad you're enjoying the second one. :)
ReplyDeleteTiki Oasis sounds fun! Your skirt is interesting...will be fun to watch this come along.
ReplyDeleteYour skirt looks like it's coming on nicely. I love the gentle variegation in the yarn :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you are happier with the shawl pattern. You want it to be riht if you put all that time in it. Still really loving the skirt
ReplyDeleteI'm so keen to see that skirt; I can't imagine doing one myself :-)
ReplyDeleteThe skirt looks intriguing, can't wait to see how it develops :) x
ReplyDeleteThe skirt is looking really gorgeous; I love the way the variegation is swirling up and down the pleats. It's going to be really neat worn and moving as you walk!
ReplyDeleteI can tell the skirt is going to be breathtaking! I get to scared to work on something so big. (never taken classes so have no idea how to fix errors)
ReplyDeleteJust looked up the Little Shells pattern - it's sweet, and will look great in that colowary. Keep trucking on the skirt - I'm keen to see it :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is probably a stupid question, but when you frog something how do you get your yarn back into the cake? Do you just hand wrap it around the outside?
ReplyDeleteLove that pattern you used for the skirt! Can't wait to see how it comes out.
ReplyDeleteA tiki convention!!!! Omigosh, I wonder if my hubby even knows such a thing exists...at one time he was going to try to turn our deck into the "Tiki Fantasy Deck of Wonder" or something like that. Too cool.
ReplyDeleteThe skirt's looking great and the yarn for the shawl is yummy! Have fun with your nieces.
A finished sock is a finished sock, with ya completely on that. Love the look of the skirt and am anxious to see it progress. Have fun at the festival.
ReplyDeleteThe Tiki weekend sounds like so much fun! And I agree, a finished sock is a FO. Can't wait to see it.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks great! Sorry the first shawl wasn't working out.
ReplyDeleteYou can wear one sock so therefore it is a FO! You will look silly but you can wear one sock.
ReplyDeleteYour skirt is stunning, really want to see it finished before adding it to my long list of have to make.
Sometimes patterns and yarns don't mesh even with the best of intentions. I'm glad your new pattern is cooperating.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your tiki convention!!!!
Good for you for letting go of a pattern that wasn't working and finding something that does. You're kind of my hero. :) Also, I'm loving your skirt! It's going to be gorgeous for fall. Have fun Tiki-ing this weekend -- I think that calls for some pictures!
ReplyDeleteNice job on the skirt. I can't wait to see it starting to take shape.
ReplyDeleteI've frogged 3 projects recently too because they weren't "doing it" for me.
Tami, my yarn arrived over the weekend. OOOOHHHHH, it is soooo pretty! Thank you thank you thank you! I am still in awe and slightly afraid of the skirt...
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the finished projects. I love the blueberry sorbet. I didn't take pictures of my WIP's because I haven't made much progress. I hope to get the top finished soon, I am ready to move on to something else! Have a great day! I'm off to look at everyone elses projects.
ReplyDeleteLittle Shells is very pretty! You are off to a good start with it.
ReplyDeletedo you have Traveling Woman and Ishbel in your queue? they have similar construction.
Ooh, that grey you're using for you skirt is delicious! Can't wait to see more :)
ReplyDeleteWow, lovely yarn choice for the skirt! It's looking really good
ReplyDeleteI love the swirl of the skirt! I hope you have a fab weekend and get some knitting in!
ReplyDeleteYour shawl is looking beautiful, even though it's just the boring stockinette part!
ReplyDeleteAnd that skirt is going to be just gorgeous when you're done!
Have fun at the Tiki convention!
Ah, the dreaded frogging! The shawl does look quite nice though:) That skirt is gorgeous so far!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, the danger of using "tab" when in the Magic Linky fields -- I'm so sorry my WIPW post appears on your FOF post below!
ReplyDeleteBoo for frogging...but sometimes, it just needs to happen. And it's a learning experience.
ReplyDeleteThe shawl is looking beautiful - I really that pattern! The skirt is coming along great too!! I also just want to publicly thank Calophi for posting for me since my internet was down. Yay, we're back!!
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