starting a new shawl

I picked out some yarn from purlsoho.com before our trip.  It was the same time I purchased the handkerchief fabric.  I have been wanting to start another shawl but really did not have a reason too.  But in lace wheight, shawls are good items to work on while traveling.  So I will have another shawl.  

On one of our other walks, we found a local yarn store in Frenchtown, New Jersey.  I picked up more lace yarn for another shawl there.  It is a more varigated green.  Another good project for travles or to take with me for lunch.

another rug

I was looking around the house on Saturday.  Okay, so I was sitting in my rocking chair reading and realized I had never posted about the most recent rug I made.  It is a very thick alpaca yarn that uses a S crochet hook.  Purl Soho showed this pattern and I thought it would be cool.  The yarn is very expensive but the texture on the feet if pretty fabulous.  It still sheds a bit but....  It is just a large hexagon, the top of a crocheted hat.  

I think I will try one in a cotton or wool fabric next.

alpaca mitts

I finished these while watching videos.  They are to go in a Christmas box that is not quite finished yet.  The mitts go with a hat from my homespun wool.  I just did not have quite enough for mitts as well.  But these are very soft and will make warm hands while writing.

It has been a busy evening:  ice skating lesson, eating a family meal, tangoing with the Smallest Short Person.  I still need to knead a batch of bread tonight so there might be bread for breakfast in the morning.  Maybe I can talk my Beloved into a turn around the living room.  He knows how to lead.  The Smalles Short Person does not quite know what to think about the Argentine tango.

alpaca forever shawl

I finished another forever shawl as my Beloved calls them.  This one is alpaca.

Very soft and a scallopy edge.

Perfect for babes who like to be warm.

a bit of crocheting

I had seen a lovely baby blanket on the Purl Soho blog but it was knitted.  I tried.  I really did but I could just not knit it.  I figured out how to have a similar pattern with crochet.  This is a wool that I used a double crochet with.  I just picked up the back of the stitch each time to make this pattern.  It is a little bit warm right now for the Smallest Short Person to use this but tomorrow may be different.

Are they not just lovely.  The Smallest Short Person (aka Marlarkey aka the Milk Monster) is two days old here.  Not quite.  More like 36 hours.  And his Momma is the best.  These two make it look easy.  Maybe they will get some sleep tonight.