if this is paradise, I wish I had a lawn mower
Here are all my completed paintings from 2018. Most are sold, but a few are available in my Etsy shop. If you would like me to paint from your own photos, please ask me. I have a very competitive price list. 🙂
I figured out how to make the shape of shawl I was going for after last month’s fail. This one is exactly what I wanted. The triangle drifts off to the side, and the pattern is simple garter stitch, no frills, so the colors do all the talking.
I used Lion brand cotton yarn, and am very happy with it. I bought two skeins because I thought the yardage (380) wouldn’t be enough, but it worked out just fine. Size 11 needles, so it only took a few days. Since I have an extra skein, I’ll just have to knit a second one that someone will get next Christmas. 🙂
The color is called “flower garden.” I think how it knits up is different than how it looks in the skein photo. All my eye really sees in the finished garment is “pink.”
It reminds me of the milk left over after you’ve eaten your Fruit Loops.
I would definitely buy this yarn again. It is soft, easy to work with, and has a nice drape.
I know we’re getting close to Christmas and we are all shopped-out, but my sister just listed this beautiful tote bag in her Etsy store. She always makes unique items, and her craftsmanship is excellent. Â Maybe you will feel like giving yourself a treat with this pretty bag? SOLD, Thank you!
She ships from Japan, and she is still listing it for free shipping.
I kept looking at the Mandala yarn at Walmart, because they have such pretty self-striping colors, and they are only $4.98. I figured even if the result wasn’t high quality, at least it would be a painless lesson in figuring out how to make a triangle shape. I really wanted to make a lop-sided triangle, so I did learn what I needed to know. Even though this made a traditional triangle.
I love the colors. Daughter says these are “sad” colors, but I think it looks like a Hoggwarts shawl. If they throw all their colors together.
It’s straight stockingnet, because I wanted the colors to do their own shining.
I used size 7 needles. Next time I’d use 10 or 11s, and two balls of the yarn instead of one.
I cast on five stitches, then added one stitch every other row. That’s it.
One ball of yarn made a shawl big enough to knot over your shoulders, without extra drape.
I like shawls that wind around a couple times like a scarf, so definitely two balls of yarn are needed. I don’t love acrylic, but it sure is warm. If it pills the first or second time I wear it, I’ll edit this so you know.
