I am still working a little on my In The Light Blues Take Two while the In The Light Blues is on the home stretch.

This shawl is reversing the order and going dark to light so I can maximize the use of the leftover yarn. I used less of the light colors in the first version so I have more left. This first one is the Chromatic Yarns Sturdy Sock in True Sight.

I am following the actual pattern verbatim this time. So I don’t have any math to do this time, just counting. And so far so good this time, just rhythmic stitches forming on needles. I think that is a big reason I keep going back to this pattern for shawls. It consumes A TON of one off skeins of sock yarn and it is an easy brain hug pattern.

Happy Knitting!!

I was wrong in my last post for the In The Light Blues shawl. That was not in fact the last fade.

I broke up the pattern to use symmetrical number of rows of each color NOT weight. My Finance background should have told me that math wouldn’t math. So I quickly realized that my last skein was not going to be enough to either the lace or border.

So I went stash diving in my sock yarn and found a fifth and darker yet skein of yarn to finish this shawl. What I found was a Abstract Fiber Super Sock in Twilight. I wound it up and I’ve faded it in and it worked out perfectly to start the lace section.

Now I just need to finish this one off and I can use all the remaining bits for the In The Light Blues Take Two.

Happy Knitting!!

Okay, I have returned to knitting in front of the fire and not in the hammock. Mother Nature was not done with winter temps here. And being cozy motivated me to push through color #2 and get into color #3 for my In The Light Blues.

The photo is dark, but the fade from color #1 to color #2 was pretty subtle and almost not noticeable. However, the fade from #2 to #3 is creating a bit of a line. Especially on one side of the work. A little annoying but I am just dealing with it

Honestly, I am loving these colors and yarns so much I am already contemplating making a second shawl with these first three colors. Only this time flipping and starting with the dark AND following the pattern’s three color transition. I just have to finish this third color and find a second set of needles….because why not one more WIP?

Happy Knitting!!

Happy St Patrick’s day! It’s going to be a cold one here in Kansas.

I did manage to bundle up and stubbornly brave the sunshine yesterday to spend 15 minutes in my patio hammock. I am solidly into the second skein/color change of my In The Light Blues shawl. I couldn’t last super long but it is one step closer to spring.

I am modifying this patterns for four transitions instead of three. So I am counting my garter ridges and trying to modify to still end up with the right amount of stitches before I get to the lace section.

Now I’m off to bundle up for the parade. Happy Knitting!!