Lace, coral and chunky

I knitted this lace shawl with a pattern from Drops design in Drops Alpaca.  The shawl is knitted in two pieces and then sewn together. The pattern is free and is available in many languages, here is the link: 

Lace shawl pattern

 The next project is already on its way, a chunky scarf with Drops Andes with moss stitch and a cable with bobbles. It feels really nice to see the work coming along so fast with the bigger needles, the lace scarf took me about three weeks to knit with knitting needles 3mm.

I finally bought this beautiful coral coloured yarn from Rowan. I fell in love with these designs from the Bird Ring collection by Ivana Helsinki and can´t wait to get knitting and see what I come up with.

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Bird Ring by Ivana Helsinki

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Bird Ring by Ivana Helsinki

Knitting adventures await!

I haven't felt so inspired to knit the last few weeks, which is unusual. I have at least three, no four, projects that I have started but then kind of lost the enthusiasm. But today I saw a cardigan that I immediately knew I would have to knit for myself. And I WILL finish it before starting any other projects! ...or at least I will try very very hard...

Harmaat pitsisukat

Novitan 7 Veljestä langasta syntyi harmaat pitsisukat.

 Neuloin sukat 3mm puikoilla, kantapää on vahvistettu ristiin.

Purkillinen pieniä lankakeriä valkoisen, harmaan ja ruskean eri sävyissä.

Yarn Inspiration 2

Yarn from Novita, grey and white are Bambu and orange is Miami. I have a vision of a grey pullover with white lace and some neon orange details.

Introducing Yarn Inspiration

I have A LOT of yarn in my stash and a million different projects in my head just waiting to come true. I think one of the best things with knitting is trying out different colour combinations.

 The yarns in the picture are Cascade 220 and Garnstudio Drops Alpaca.