January was... a lot. My laptop battery began to die. Obtained a new one. The heating element went out on my dryer. Bought a new heating element and replaced it myself. My printer started arguing with me yesterday. Still need to sort that out. Darling Son needed his bed frame replaced. A new bed frame is on it's way.
Even my knitting was not spared. Apparently my gauge was off, waaaay off on this
Tea Leaves shawl
I ran out of yarn. I bought another skein,
Malabrigo Arroyo in the Coffee Toffee colorway. And proceeded to run out of yarn. The shawl was ripped, re-cast on smaller needles and at some point I will take a picture of the finished item...once it's blocked.
While I was waiting for the yarn for the shawl, I cast on something else; of course.
That is the start of a
V-neck Boxy in
Stroll Tonal, Thunderhead colorway. Because it seemed entirely sensible at the time to cast on a huge, fine gauge sweater as a filler project.
I also wound the yarn and swatched for the
Auspice shawl that will be my 2018 Ravellenics project.
That is actually the called for yarn in the pattern. Not something I normally do, but the yarn was so incredibly pretty! It's
Northbound Knitting in their merino/silk fingering, Tanqueray colorway.
As it's a whole week till the official cast on time for the Ravellenics; I cast on a
Radiant Dragon in my first skein of
Junkyarn in her
Sophie colorway. I would show you pictures, but the yarn was so lovely when it arrived yesterday afternoon it was wound and cast on by the time dinner was done. Eventually I will be willing to put it down long enough to photograph it. Must. Keep. Knitting!
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