October 03, 2003
Fun Koigu Interlude!
Tomorrow I am going to be attending an afternoon long presentation, so of course I need to have a mindless (and fun) project to take along with me! So I'm inserting this fun shawl into the middle of my knitting queue to have something to take tomorrow, and well... just because I want to!
Is this not gorgeous?
It's Koigu Painter's Palette Premium Merino to knit Candace Eisner Strick's “Adagio” shawl. The shawl does fit nicely into my overall goal of exploring shawl shaping. She has two shawls with this neat little method of making the shoulders lie nicely on the body, the “Adagio” and the “Allegro.” I was lucky enough to take a workshop with Candace last spring at the Greater St. Louis Knitter's Guild, and got to try on her Koigu “Adagio” shawl. It was a little too small for me, but trying it on was great because I could see how much bigger it would need to be for a good fit.
So soon after the workshop I treated myself to a kit with 3 extra skeins of yarn (I erred on the side of too much as leftover Koigu is never a problem!) You can find these and other patterns from Candace at her website, Strickwear.
Audiobook I'm listening to: J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. (Yes, I've already read it, but I absolutely love Jim Dale's readings of these books for Listening Library. Exceedingly well done, and most enjoyable!)
Posted by Shelda at October 3, 2003 12:34 PM