The alpaca prayer shawl.
- Yarn: Miner Creek Alpaca, color Log Cabin, used 1 1/2 skeins.
- Needles: 24" 9mm addi
- Pattern: half a garter stitch dishcloth (Cast on 3 sts, knit 1 row. Pattern: k1, yo, k to end. Repeat pattern to 143 sts and bind off. Cut 280 pieces of fringe and attach 2 pieces per yarnover hole.)
- Begun: Thursday 8/16/07 around 3pm, finished Saturday 8/18/07 mid-afternoon.
The prayer socks.
- Yarn: Fiber Denn sportweight, color Amazonian, 2 skeins
- Needles: two addis 3.25mm
- Pattern: generic cuff-down socks for men's size 8 (should've done toe-up - almost ran out of yarn)
- Begun: Friday 8/17/07 mid-afternoon, finished Tuesday 8/22/07 8:30pm.
Hopefully they will be delivered to their recipients sometime in the next week. Thank you everyone for your kind words and thoughts.
Mallory had occasion to wear her beautiful Dale of Norway sweater and bonnet knit by Yvonne this past weekend to a family reunion. I, of course, had only my camera phone.
Yvonne also knit her the Emli Bonnet out of her hand-dyed Soie Naturelle, and it fits her perfectly!
Lovely shawl. I hope it and the socks help. That is a darned nice picture from a camera phone!
Posted by: Suzanne V. (Yarnhog) | 2007.08.22 at 02:43 PM
I'm impressed by the phone pic. They are too cute. The shawl and socks came out nicely - I'm sure they will be warmed both inside and out by them.
Posted by: Natalie | 2007.08.22 at 04:17 PM
may the hugs provided by the shawl and socks lead to speedy and complete recoveries.
mallory is so adorable!
Posted by: penny | 2007.08.22 at 04:51 PM
what a beautiful baby set! that is a real treasure...one for the keepsake box! the prayer shawl is amazing...i am loving the colors, so perfect for fall and i am sure it will work some magic for your friend...
Posted by: kaetlyn | 2007.08.22 at 05:34 PM
I have to say Miss. M is so cute she looks like a doll. What cute little models for hand knit baby stuff. As for the PRAYER PROJECTS. They rock. Or should I say.....
SHE WILL SHE WILL ROCK YOU!!! Or
GO SPEED RACER.... GOOOOO SPEED RACER..
Posted by: Destiny | 2007.08.22 at 05:59 PM
You are a thoughtful person. A lot of love in those prayer items.
I have been coveting the emili hat for my daughter. It is sooo cute!
Posted by: Sarah | 2007.08.22 at 07:46 PM
Mallory looks so adorable! I must say that baby knitting is highly rewarding!
The prayer items are awesome. I am sure that they will bring a great deal of comfort to their recipients.
Posted by: Yvonne | 2007.08.24 at 09:07 AM
The shawl is lovely; so are the socks and your caring in both.
You are a speed knitter... No way could I knit a shawl that fast!
Blessings on both recipients....
Posted by: Mokihana | 2007.08.27 at 09:44 AM
The shawl and socks are lovely, and those baby clothes are so cute!
Posted by: Octopus Knits | 2007.08.28 at 07:38 AM
what thoughtful fo's for your family, my thoughts are with them. And we love the cutie in the knit goodies. You are quite the FO queen these days.
Posted by: sabrina | 2007.08.29 at 07:01 PM