Ruffled Neck Kercheif

Here is my finished "Ruffled Neck Kerchief" from boutique knits. I really loved this pattern, it made me love chevron lace.

always something to learn

While going through my new Stitchionary book today making washcloths and face cloths (smaller wash cloths) learning the fan stitch I came across "P2tog tbl" not knowing what that meant I googled it and found the info below.

P2tog tbl (purl 2 together through back loop)

I'm not yet to the point where I know all the knitting lingo out there, so, for the time being I am a knitting sponge soaking up all there is to learn.

Last night I joined the girls in the smitten-for-knittin Ravelry group. It was fun. There were two blankets being made by two crocheters and the projects below were being knitted my myself and the other knitter there.

almost finished...

I knitted a lot on it today. I went with a new friend of mine I met at the beginning of this month and my husband to the park today. It was beautiful blue sky with a few streaks of white fluff, green grass, green trees and a nice gentle breeze, and sunny. We only moved our picnic quilt once to be in the sun again. Texas weather is quite odd. We brought art supplies along and drew in charcoal and soft pastels while we were there. Had a fruit cup snack break. My husband finished reading "The Light Princess" by George MacDonald with illustrations by Maurice Sendak, who wrote and illustrated "Where the Wild Things Are". She is working on this cute purple and rainbow on white yarn bed spread. It was her first ever project. I made some progress on my Ruffled Neck Kerchief; I'm at 106 out of 171 rows. I made some more progress after church at a game night get together where I participated partially and then proceeded to knit and made and drink Asian orange citrus tea that looks like jam till it was time to return home for the evening.

What's on my needles...

Here is what's on my needles. The cream one is the "Ruffled Neck Kerchief" pattern from the book "Boutique Knits" by Laura Irwin. It is worked in a chevron lace stitch. I really like how it is turning out. I'm using US size 4 needles with lion brand fishermen's wool.

The brown one is my first attempt at making my own pattern. My first knitted creation of my very own, I’m so proud. It's going to be a woodland/forest/tree stitch themed Rastafarian style hat. Too bad I don't have dreads to stuff inside of it. I bet that would look cool when it is finished. Maybe I'll have to take a picture of it on someone with dreads when I'm finished with it. It is going pretty fast. I started it yesterday to take a break from the neck kerchief. The body is stitched in a curving lattice lace pattern that becomes reverse stocking stitch with embossed leaves around the crown as the hat is decreased and I'm going to add a rim with an acorn rib.