Lacey Green Shrug (Adriana)

Today has been a big day for me because I finished Audrey! But I'm going to save showing it off for a few more days (I like to build up the anticipation), and instead introduce you to what will probably be my favourite article of clothing this summer: my lacey green shrug (formerly known as the Retro-Redux Shrug but what does that really mean?).

The last time you saw it, it looked like this:


Since then I seamed the sleeves together (thanks Teacher Heather!) and I picked up and knit over 200 stitches (the second time around. The first time I had considerably less. The lesson learned, pay attention to inches vs centimeters).
Now it looks like this:

(Looks kind of like a devouring mouth, right?)

It looks better on a person, see?


And from the back


(Now that it's getting nicer out be prepared for many pictures taken from my balcony or the courtyard)

Now for the specs:
Pattern: Retro-Redux Shrug from Lace Style
Yarn: Debbie Bliss' Stella (60% silk, 20% rayon, 20% cotton), 4 balls plus a few meters of the 5th (if anyone has an idea what I can use the rest of the 5th ball for I'd be very grateful)
Needles: 5.5mm, 6mm and 6.5mm (the pattern uses different needles very creatively)
Date Started: March 8th, 2007
Date Finished: March 21st, 2007 (I think)
I took this project with me when I went home to help my parents finish getting their house ready to sell*. Needless to say, I didn't get much knitting done there although it was nice to have on the long bus rides there and back. The shrug then languished for a few days until Heather taught me to seam. After that it was smooth sailing!
This was a really fun project. The lace pattern was simple but beautiful and the Stella was a joy to knit with. I was concerned about substituting a silk/cotton yarn for the wool the pattern called for but it turned out perfectly. I am very happy with this project.


*They sold the house in three days for above the asking price!!

Pieces of Me (Adriana)

Audrey and the shrug haven't moved forward since last time I posted but I decided to show off pictures of their incomplete states anyways. Heather is on her way here right now (!!!) so hopefully I will have some finished objects to show off soon (there's a still a lot of work to do so don't hold your breath).


Audrey in pieces (Note the book at the top of the picture, Fitted Knits, which is totally awesome!!)


The nameless shrug (ok, it has a name, Retro-Redux, but I dislike it and haven't settled on a better one yet)


A close up of the lacey stitch pattern


I decided to knit Sizzle even though I didn't get gauge. Thanks to the advice of the wise Heather, I was able to knit a larger size and, hopefully, get a properly fitting garment (I really should try it on soon just in case). Sizzle is a really straight-forward knit. I decided to do it in the round because a girl can only handle so much seaming.

I can't believe I actually have three garments on the go right now. I'm so excited to be able to wear them soon!