Yes, I had been knitting!

Shepherd's Harvest (aka Minnesota Sheep & Wool Festival) was last weekend.  And yes, I added to my stash, but today, I want to talk about what I've been knitting.  Since the middle of March, the Romi Mystery Shawl basically consumed my knitting time.  So I'll show you the progress pics as I was not able to share until April 29.  I finished my shawl first week of May.  The yarn I used was of course, Bugga!  One was a Nudibranch (club) and the other (purple) is one of the Orchids.

The border took a lot of yarn.. Luckily, I had a mini skein (10 gr) from a swap that I could use.. I also decreased the number of repeats from 33 to 32.

This is a Queen sized bed.

Then, I cast on these Girl on Fire by Cookie A - a club pattern.

Bugga in Fierce Snake.

Then, someone got me to pick up my crochet hook...

using Hazel Knits mini's which I've collected:

No, I'm not starting another blanket or socks or shawl.  This is a leg.

This is his butt.

This is his belly:

And this is the headless hippo!

I have to make the head, which consists of 10 motifs (mostly pentagons).

I also started a shawl with this coveted skein of Three Irish Girls Adorn Sock yarn. I bought it as The Yarnery when they  had a trunk show a few years ago.

So far so good...

There will be a border that I'll most likely add with blue yarn...

Next time, I'll show you more items I'm casting on and what projects I'm bringing on my trip to Alaska.

 

 

 

Comments

[Alicia]

That's going to be one adorable hippo! I love all the colors you're using, too. Fierce Snake has got to be one of my favorites.

[Leslie]

I'm loving that hippo.

[Jennifer/Pinky/Amphibiaknitter]

Why do I not remember that colour Nudibranch? I must have gotten the other one.

Love the hippo. Really I need to get back to crocheting, but I've been too busy with work.

Love the 3IG yarn as well.

And that Romi shawl is gorgeous. I bow to your awesome shawl knitting prowess.