I have been working on a stealth project for a while and finally finished it. However, it did not turn out quite the way I wanted, so it will not be going to the use for which it was intended. I think the yarn is too heavy for the project and also not of high quality — the color runs! I was disappointed but not devastated.
The FO is a shawl: Alix’s Prayer Shawl designed by Myrna A.I. Stahman. Many people have made this shawl and it is a nice (and FREE!) pattern. The origins are from a novel by Debbie MaComber which was lent to me by a work peep. It has a knitting theme so she thought of me. The books are a light and easy read with a lot of knitting references and quotes from many notable knitters. I am reading them in the wrong order (3-1-2), but it’s no matter! The Alix shawl was part of Book 3.
I used a mohair blend from my stash and US Size 9 needles. I really think this is a nice, easy lace shawl pattern and would look wonderful in a lightly variegated or semi-solid sockweight yarn (like Koigu).Â
I also started another project which is just getting off the ground — it, too, is a shawl. What is with the shawls lately?? I have no idea! Maybe I got the shawl bug from Surly. I have at least three more in queue!
Anyway, I am making the Mystic Waters Shawl.Â
It is a gorgeous pattern. I am again using yarn from my stash (I am so proud 
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Mitered Jacket is in a slump but is the only knitting I can take with me. The MWS is too intense (must follow the pattern stitch by stitch, line by line!).Â
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Gorgeous and timely! I just saw the start of this shawl by one of my knitting freinds and I recognized the pattern and was going to seek it out on the web. And here you have it located for me. Thanks! And of course, I have read the books — number 4 is out in hardback, which I have not yet read. The baby blanket in the first book is a good one for beginners.
Comment by Astrid — May 18, 2008 @ 8:11 am
Susan- That’s a beauty- the Mystic Waters. What is it with shawls?
The yarn, the romance, the small needles, the patterns, no sleeves…. need I go on?
Comment by Lorraine — May 18, 2008 @ 10:10 am
Wow. I knit, but I cannot knit something like this.
Comment by Ivana — May 18, 2008 @ 2:36 pm
The prayer shawl is very nice – I can feel meditative vibes coming right off it.
I am salivating, however, to watch the Mystic Waters Shawl progress. I’ll cross my fingers on the Zephyr.
Comment by twinsetellen — May 18, 2008 @ 7:18 pm