I’ve decided to take another stab at a laceweight shawl - my first attempt was aborted around this time last year. I don’t know if it’s because I’m using an alpaca blend or if it’s something about the way I knit or what, but I had to drop several needle sizes before finding a gauge I was pleased with. Hopefully the finished project won’t be too tiny.

A different section of the pattern is published each Saturday. It’s Friday and I’m only maybe a third of the way through the first week’s chart. Woe!

OTOH this is my first experience with attaching beads to a knitting project, which is fun!

I made these for my sister, but I guess there’s no rush to get them to her now that spring is here. D’oh.

Sorry I’ve been ignoring Tumblr lately. I spent a good hour or so yesterday sewing up yarn ends and hopefully I’ll have some FOs to post soon. One TARDIS sock is done except for the toe, and the other is getting there. I swatched for a new pair of socks to start for myself once those are done.

I was delighted to find this children’s book at my local library this week. It is about a girl who knits everything.

On Amazon: Extra Yarn, by Mac Barnett, ill. by Jon Klassen

I made the mistake of showing my TARDIS socks-in-progress to my chiropractor.

He squeed so hard that now I have to make him a pair too.

I’ve yet to knit alpaca - will keep this in mind :)

I only did two things today - worked on my taxes and knit. Mostly knit.

I turned the heel and worked the entire gusset on one of the TARDIS socks. I guess I’ll set that one aside and work the other one starting tomorrow.

I know some people work socks two at a time on the same needles, but I’m not quite there yet. Still, even doing them sequentially section by section is definitely preferable to knitting one entire sock before even starting the other.

So I just figured out that Addi Turbo’s US 1 is actually what Ravelry refers to as US 1 1/2, or in other words, 2.5mm instead of 2.25mm.

Glad I got that sorted out before starting a new pair of socks with them. As it stands, the heel of one of my Vilai socks might be slightly larger than the other, not that anyone will ever notice!

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Intarsia in the Round

THIS IS SO CLEVER!

Not the only method of doing this I’ve seen, but certainly the simplest!

I really should not cast on another pair of socks today. I ought to keep going on the TARDIS socks instead.

And yet…. this gorgeous yarn has been languishing in my stash for so long! I want it to come out and play!