I hope so, because we have more to drool over. Check out this lovely piece from Crystal Palace Yarns (via Knitting Pattern Central, which means the pattern is free, free, free!):
I’m not sure it would flatter me, but I have a tall, skinny sister it would look great on. I love the way it mixes the classic (cables) with the more fashion-forward (shrug shaping, cables running horizontally instead of vertically). The yardage isn’t bad, either: 845 yards total of bulky-weight (U.S. 10.5 needles) yarn for the medium size.
I am delighted to report some actual completed knitting. I finished the first sock of the pair I started on Monday and am delighted with the fit. I like my socks snug, so instead of following the recommended dimensions for my foot size, I just measured a pair of comfortable store-bought socks and used those numbers. In theory, it’s a good inch shorter both in the foot and the leg than it should be, but in practice it’s just right. (Can you hear me? I’m saying that in my very best Goldilocks voice.)
Kitchenering that sock also gave me the confidence to pull out my poor, neglected Clementine Shawl as well. The two halves are now joined, ready for blocking, then a photo shoot.
By the way, for those of you who want to know, naughty Sparky was quite sensible in his choice of a sock yarn to wrap the neighborhood with: he choose a skein of KnitPicks Essential. Cost? Only $3.29.
I LOVE this shrug! HAHA Good thing he’s got sensible taste… whew!
Oh, I like this shrug better than yesterday’s, for my taste; yesterday’s bobbles kind of reminded me of spitballs stuck on the wall. (Sorry, I have a middle schooler. Not that she would know ANYTHING about spitballs, I’m sure!) Maybe just bobbles on the edge as you suggested; it might look somehow Spanish, but otherwise that shrug is not quite my thing.
But today’s — love the cables, the shawl collar, the way the shrug frames the torso. Once again (just me) I’d probably lose the bobbles in the cable and perhaps then substitute a different cable, but these bobbles don’t evoke quite as visceral a reaction from me as yesterday’s. (Just not a bobble person as I’m sure you’re figuring out.)
Cats just want to have fun….
at least Sparky’s a cheap date.
Where is the free pattern? I love this, but have no idea where to click to find it. I must have clicked on a hundred sweaters and shrugs that are NOT this sweater. (on kpc’s site) I want to make this!! 🙂
I would love to make the blue shrug as well but cannot find the pattern. Please help.
http://web.archive.org/web/20111110013040/http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns2/patterns2-pdf/kaya-aran-shrug.pdf
Pattern found at this link to the wayback machine