Showing posts with label Knitting Pretty. Great Gatsby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Knitting Pretty. Great Gatsby. Show all posts

Friday, 24 May 2013

Yesterday on my way to an event in Skipton, I stopped in the pretty town of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, where I found the lovely Knitting Pretty shop.  I sheltered from a rainstorm there for about 20 minutes, and came out with a Zauberballe, a copy of the latest Debbie Bliss mag (I couldn't resist the Great Gatsby feature), and a Knitpro circular in 2.75 mm - I don't have any particular need for this size right now, but it was the only one they had and I am slowly upgrading my Pony circulars to Addis, Knitpro (but not the interchangable ones which I hate), or, occasionally, Signatures - my favourites are actually Addis.  Perhaps its the German blood.  Anyway, here is a photo of my pickings:
And a close-up of the Zauberballe:

I also completed an item this afternoon - I am in the mood for completion, rather than commencing, actually so a few more UFOs might get dragged out after I post this blog!

This is a Razorshell Lace Scarf - I got the idea from a book (?Single Skein Projects I think - the one from yarn stores around America) and googled for instructions/inspiration on razorshell lace.  I ended up partially using a pattern bank and another blogger's post to create this out of a single skein of Crystal Palace Kid Merino I'd bought for another purpose:
Unblocked.  It will be a birthday gift for a friend.