lindsey marcella

the traveling woman

This was a shawl that lives up to its name. 

 

Yarn purchased in Manhattan

Started on a plane to Vegas

Knit at home in Dublin

Knit at my brother's high school graduation

Knit in the sun at the pool

Knit at work during our knitting club

The blue is a very pretty light robin's egg color. The yarn is cotton but I'm still not sure I'll be wearing it this summer. Well, unless I make lots of plans to be outside at night where it just starts to get a little chilly. If anything this will be nice in the fall. So now that this is finished what do I do? Start another!

 

Happy May

I'm so glad it's May - it means that we should finally start seeing some nicer weather! I'm done with the chill and would like to see some warmer temperatures around here. This weekend was quite nice actually, minus the rain. And lots of fun! Look, I did a mural:

Ok, no I didn't, but I love that cloud with teeth. I did this:

Sushi - check

Knitting - check

Work - check

Fun - check

Great lunch - check

Exploring - check

Relaxing - check

It was nice to have a restful weekend. It's been busy around here, so this was welcomed. I've been taking lots of pictures of myself (not part of the 365 project yet) for no real reason. It's fun to try different settings on my camera, especially in different light. I've got a tripod and timer, but the mirror is just as good.

I'm about ready to dig into my stacks and stacks of fabric. I could use some cute summer dresses and tops...which means I should clear off a table so I can start making some patterns! I have lots of ideas just not lots of time. Isn't that always the case?

Little Owls

Everyone who is expecting a baby at work is due around the same time, so this is the last little baby thing for awhile. This is a cute, free pattern on Ravelry. I love it, but the center owl doesn't quite line up with the v-neck, which I don't think a toddler will mind!

The owls are all little cables. Some people have embroidered them/one to make them really stand out as owls, but I thought it was cute as is. Love the green color!

The size is about 9-12 months (ish). People generally complain about picking up stitches, but I enjoy it, so the neck and arms were fun to knit. I did knit the neckband backwards from the instructions though, because it didn't make sense for me to do it the other way - it would have made a seam on the outside not the inside.

Now onto some selfish knitting.   

Cute Teenie Sweater

Baby sweaters are so fun to make. This is the Baby Sophisticate, made for someone at work. How cute!? They don't take very long either, which I sometimes enjoy.

By the way - any suggestions for plane knitting?

 

Happy V-Day!

A pretty pink shawl for Valentine's Day. This is the Damson pattern (rav link), and it was a nice knit. I bought this pink yarn in Florida with the intent of making something for my mom. Pink is her color, and this was great yarn.  

She just received it in the mail today!

I blocked it so it's nice and big. Hope everyone has a great day!  

Super Sunday

Just doing a bit of knitting.

  

Ulmus Shawl

I finished up my shawl this weekend! (OK, I finished TWO projects but you'll have to wait for that.) For me this was a big project, but it only took a month. And during that month this wasn't the only thing I was focused on...

 

I made the large size, but it can still be worn as a little wrap too. Aren't the colors pretty?? And I love the border of little gold leaves.

It's funny, but all I want to make are these pretty shawls. They're not really practical for me, but I am more drawn to them than I am sweaters. I think it helps that they can be intricate but still fairly easy, and they're portable. 

Have I been boring with all of this knitting? I have a feeling I'll be in full-on quilt mode before too long. I do have a few baby things to make though and think I'll make little sweaters instead of quilts this time. Teensy weensy sweaters are too cute, and fast too!!  

 

flashback

You may remember my neon green Chunky Cabled Tam (Knit.1 mag)from last year. It was GREEN. Not very pleasant. Well, I got sick of looking at it in a sad pile, so I tried my hand with some grape Kool-Aid. It toned the green down just enough that I MAY wind up actually wearing this hat. 

That would be nice because I technically like the hat (If it weren't so big...), plus it was my first cabled project. The back is pretty, too. So we'll see. At least it's no longer buried on the floor. Ravelry link. 

Ulmus

Here's my Ulmus shawl...it probably doesn't look like much if you're not a knitter, but a lot of time has gone into this so far. I'm making the largest size so there will be lots of stitches on my needle before it's over! Here's my Ravelry project page if you want more details. (Must be a member of Rav to click on the link.)

 

Birthday Cowl

This was a birthday gift for Derek's mom. This is the only picture I took before we mailed it off, but it has a cute little slip stitch pattern. Why is this special? I 'designed' it (not much to it), started it, and ended it, but Derek knit most of it. So this really is a gift from the both of us! What I think is funny is that I didn't include "instructions" with it - Derek's mom knew what it was but his dad thought it was a super wide headband for the cold! It could technically work that way too, I guess. 

This weekend has been a knitty weekend so far. I've been working on my second shawl of '10, the Ulmus. I'm making the large size so it will still be awhile before I finish. Maybe I'll try to take photos of it tomorrow. 

Since I'm guessing you're not bored to death of pictures of my with my 'things', I'll leave you with another. (Gimme a break - for 6 months I had to be my own photographer. Now that Derek's back you can actually see what these 'things' really look like!) This is the first lace scarf I made, that I finished back in October I think. It's the Meandering Vines pattern. I love it, but I don't wear it that much because I'm afraid of snags. Am I becoming more of a process knitter vs product knitter??

It's a great size because while I can wear it as a scarf, I can also use it as a wrap. I think I will re-block this one sometime soon since I have wires for it now. I'll try to post something more interesting soon! Maybe the pictures from my mom's first mag debut!