There is the cute sheepy bag into which I will be putting some special and favourite knitty tools. See the ball of Habu cashmere. The colour is surprisingly accurate - a lovely green which came with a pattern for a lacy scarf. I love Habu yarn but have never had chance to knit with it. I always stand and stare when we see the stall at the Knitting and Sewing show but I have never indulged so I am really grateful and happy. Then there are the 2 tasty lipbalms and the bag with the selection of stitchmarkers which are here helping with the set up row of one of the bridesmaid's wraps. You might glimpse in the corner the silver beads I am using and note I am using the traditional method of threading them up first. I tried the crochet hook gig but found it more fiddly in this case although I can see times when it would be easier.
Then here is the one wrap I have finished but not yet blocked. The pattern is
Waves of Grain from Knitty Fall 08. I have increased the width by one pattern repeat and I am using Rowan Kidsilk Night in Oberon which is actually a wedgewood blue and not the grey it appears
I am enjoying knitting these wraps but I find it one of those patterns I am liable to make silly mistakes with as I get going. Once it's set up I can whizz away.
This is the bride's shawl so far. It's knitted in some laceweight bamboo from Yeoman's stand at the Birmingham K&S show. It's very fine and very springy. The pattern is the beaded shawl in the Holiday issue of Vogue Knitting but without any beads so far as they would be too heavy for the yarn. I think I will put some on towards the end - if I ever get to the end. As I said to my Secret Pal when she mentioned my finishing the wedding web - sometimes I wonder if I will even finish the row I am on. I will have to do more repeats of the design than the pattern calls for but the bride is happy that the thread is not animal based - yes there is a discrepancy in that she is also pleased with the woolly kidsilk - don't ask, I don't!
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