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August 6, 2005
Saturday
I took a little break from the USM Pullover to make this Harry Potter bookscarf.
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I used this idea from Laura's blog. I did the k1, p1 version she suggests. I used leftover sock yarn and 1,5mm needles. I like how it turned out, but I will probably give it away to a real Harry Potter fan!
I tried to visit a new-to-me yarn shop today: Dazzling Breigarens in Oss, 15 minutes on the train from where I live. It took me some time to find the shop, only to find out it was closed because of the owner's vacation. If only they had put that notice on their website! That will teach me to never trust the information on a shop's website, but to use the good old fashioned phone instead....
And now for some *real* knitting
My brother got married last febuary and my very talented mother decided to knit a lace shawl for her daugher-in-law. Luckily she did, it was a very cold day!
She chose a pattern from A gathering of lace, the Frost Flowers & Leaves Shawl. Doesn't it look beautiful?
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Doesn't my sister-in-law look beautiful as well as warm? I would like to knit something like this some day!
Posted by saartje at August 6, 2005 10:30 PM
Comments
At first i din't think the colour was particularly nice, but seeing it on the wedding dress: it's gorgeous. Unbelievable one can actually knit this. I love it!
Posted by: ecritures at August 7, 2005 5:07 PM
The Harry Potter bookscarf is awesome! Also readin' the Half Blood Prince, Saartje? Nice site by the way! Maybe you can built in an RSS-feed, so I can automatically see the changes??
Posted by: Guuzjo at August 8, 2005 3:42 PM
Your bookscarf came out very nice! Thanks for mentioning my pattern.
The shawl your mother made is absolutely stunning. I aspire to knit something that beautiful one day.
Posted by: Laura at August 10, 2005 3:02 AM
that shawl is absolutely gorgeous! i have to admit i am quite besotted with it...and your sister-in-law looks stunning.
i am sure oneday you will be able to make something like this. once you have knitted your first lace project it gets easier.
Posted by: jacqueline at August 13, 2005 9:07 AM
The Frost Flowers & Leaves is breathtaking! Congrats to your mom? Do you know what yarn she used? There are a bunch of us doing a KAL on this shawl and we are looking for yarn suggestions!
Thanks,
Joan
Posted by: Joan M at August 25, 2005 12:35 AM
Here's the sister-in-law!
It was absolutely freezing on our weddingday in February, so the scarf saved my life...
And is still used for televisionevenings, sitting outside at night and ...last but not least... sleeping on the couch...
Posted by: mariken at October 1, 2005 1:03 PM
