Tidal Waves

Super soft and scrummy, this yarn felt so wonderful in my hands.  Pure Merino Superwash Wool, combined with an interesting pattern made for great knitting!  You could say, all things came together perfectly.

Ready to start knitting!

The yarn colours I chose are 033 Cereza (red) and 139 Pocion (dark charcoal with reddish highlights) from the Malabrigo Rios 10ply range.  Perfect colours for my SIL.

A fun pattern with lots of leeway to be “organic” with the knitting.  I learned some new skills with the German Short Rows and Double Stitch methods.

Completed scarf.

Using garter stitch throughout means that the scarf is soft and will 'give' to fit the wearer.

The effect is amazing and I love it.  I also enjoyed the WOW factor from my SIL when she unwrapped this scarf at Christmas.

Blurry detail shot of the fringe

A well written pattern which uses up every single bit of yarn when you include the fringe.  No leftovers!

So much movement in the pattern.

Pattern used:  Moving Tides Scarf by Karen Dettering at Stitches'n'Things.

Yarn used:  Malabrigo Rios 10ply

Orange Knitting & Lemon Cake!

Super, super soft 4 ply yarn.  So delicate in my hands as I was knitting.  A delight to knit because it felt so good.

Lace Edge Detail

I decided to knit my sister a shawl for her 50th birthday in orange.  She loves orange, it is her favourite colour.

Blocked to open up the 'lacework'.

After starting and undoing and starting again 9 - yep 9 - times; I really got stuck into the knitting of this shawl.  I will admit to finding the outside triangles a bit hard to figure out, but once I got the stitches sorted in my mind, it was a breeze to complete.

I couldn't decide which of these two photos - above and below - to put on here as I really like the way the orange 'glows' in both the lighter and darker shots.

And, what birthday isn't complete without a cake?!  One of my favourite recipes: coconut sponge, sandwiched with lemon curd and finished off coconut/lemon butter frosting.

We were so very lucky and blessed that stay at home restrictions had lifted during the week prior to my Sister's birthday and that we could celebrate in person.  

Shawl Pattern - "Ishka" by Marleen van der Vorst of Dutch Knitting Design.

Needles - 5mm circular.

Yarn - White Gum Wool, Superfine Merino 4ply in colour Flame.