Still going!

No, the Hidcote shawl didn't become a lost WIP. I stopped for nearly 6 weeks when I ran out of room on the straight needles. I bought some lace Addi's at the end of May (LOVE them) and started chart 4 (of 10). It doesn't look a lot different from the last photo and the yarn cake never seems to look smaller but the shawl IS bigger. I'm at 205 stitches now and have a sneaking suspicion that this thing is going to be huge. I just need to get through to chart 6 for some easier lace patterning...

More Hidcote

It's been quiet on the KAL blog so here's another look at Hidcote. I've finished Chart 2 and I'm 4 rows into Chart 3. You'll notice that there are still no lifelines or stitch markers. It's not that they weren't great suggestions. I'm just lazy and don't own more than 4 stitch markers! Any hope of Wendy & Christina selling the ones they mentioned on the podcast last year?

My day

7am - Look at dreary weather

noon - Mail!

12:01 - Yarn!

12:05 - Fondle yarn

12:07 - Download & print pattern for Hidcote Shawl

12:09 - Blog about how great yarn is and how amazing Carol is as a dyer

12:10 to 3:30 - Take care of children, do laundry, make Boxty for pre-school St. Pat's party

3:31 - Sit down, do my very first provisional cast-on, start shawl and do first half of Chart 1 (of 10 charts)

What started as a down day has been turned around by this gorgeous llama/shetland laceweight. Next time it turns up in etsy, I can heartily recommend purchasing! I love it and am scorning all other projects to move this along.