On Friday at 5 I found out I would working part of the weekend. It’s all good.
The weather is breezy and not too warm, so I have been taking breaks out on the deck with my knitting. Yesterday evening I finished the back of Rich’s sweater. The stitch pattern is not terribly visible in this photo. The basketweave makes a subtle contrast in the shading of the yarn.
While we were at the beach I fooled around with yarns and gauge on my mom’s shawl. I finally added two plain yarns. Intermittently I am varying the number of rows with each color. It’s a very soft and springy fabric.
The sweater due date is mid-August, and the shawl is early October, but I find myself knitting on both of them when I should probably concentrate on the sweater first. I find myself browsing lace patterns and knitting little swatches. While we were at the beach I made several. Love those Barbara Walker books.
