WIP (Works in Progress)

After Cathy and I purchased our yarn, the Christmas season intervened - but we both managed to start our shawls, and add some rows to them -- as you will see, Cathy is much farther along than I am. Hers is the one in mauve shades -- she's using yarn that fits exactly the specifications given, using Lion's Homespun which has 185 yards in a 6 ounce skein. She's using 9mm needles to knit it.
I am lagging behind. I'm using Bernat Berella "4" which is a worsted weight in dark green, and comes in 3.5 ounce skeins with 195 yards to a skein. It is going to take more skeins to complete my shawl, even though I too am knitting on 9 mm needles. The pattern flows once you get on to the knit 3, purl 3 rhythm ... but as I said before, there is no law that says shawls must be knit using this pattern. Indeed, there is no law that says it must be knit.
Knitters or crocheters who are more experienced and who want to do something in a lighter yarn, in a lacier (or simply different) pattern, are more than welcome to do so. Our hope is that the experience of creating the shawl/stole will bring pleasure to the creator as well as the recipient, whatever medium is chosen.

I've just finished another shawl, not for gifting -- at least, not at this point. I thought I'd share a picture of it since it is the product of the second Mystery Shawl KnitALong I joined. (And those Mystery KAL's are the reason I first became aware of and interested in a chawl ministry.) It's called Mystic Waters, and was a delight to knit! The pattern is by Anna Dalvi, of Knit and Knag blog. I finished it before the year ended -- not too shabby considering I started it in early November (I never said I was a fast knitter!)


Cathy obliged me by posing with my Mystic Waters Shawl.

And now, I'm off to knit ... don't forget to look at the last post -- that's where the first photo of Cathy helping me is posted. She's modeling the stole the Sunday School created, letting me act as photographer. (It's my camera! And I'm the Supervisor!!!!) Wait for me, Cathy!