Barb and Marias Prayer Shawl

Sorry it took me a while to post these Barb!

As many of you know Barb has a dear friend who has been diagnosed with cancer. And Barb despite her own pain her hands are giving her managed to make her friend Maria a BEAUTIFUL Prayer Shawl. Here are the results!

Two months and 325 rows later!

A couple of bottles of wine and some Dark Chocolate!

This is what you get! The pictures don't really do it justice I have seen it and the colors are amazing. Barb said despite the open weave it is very soft and warm. And my understanding is it is already in Marias hands and she was in tears.

Paris Socks and yummies

Here is Lady Eleanore in Paris and me at that Tower thing :-)

Now that I am back time to finish some outstanding projects.

So the cabled socks first. The are almost finished.

I picked up this wool in Paris. It is a Turkish wool.

From Paris as well this brand is made in Barcelona. I am going to make a pair of socks.

I actually got this in Ireland it is the softest Acrylic I have ever felt. I have 4 large skeins of it I'm not sure what I am going to do with it but its beautiful.

This was the only French wool that I saw that I really cared for. It's nice I'm just going to do some skinny dressy scarf.

Lady Eleanor is finished!

Take a good look tomorrow she is going over the pond to Paul's Mum!

Lady El is coming along

This is the first decent shot I have been able to get of her in a while the colors just never come out right but this is pretty close to accurate.
I am just getting ready to start the 5th skein and she is about 32" long.

The Black Sheeps Lady Eleanor

For those of you not on Ravelry I have been baaahhhhhdddd!

I couldn't help but to cast on Lady Eleanor. I am actually a bit further along than this. About two more rows. I am just finishing up my first skein and she is about 8" long. This pattern is SSOOO easy. Yes I said EASY. The Noro does most of the work for you changing colors and creating beautiful patterns. I will try and post better pics in the next day or so.

I was inspired by Kate's Lady Eleanor. Many of you may remember drooling over this beauty as Kate worked on it at the Knit Wits Holiday party. Well here she is finished. Great job Kate!

Barb found us a Knit Wits wine

Leave it up to Barb to find a sheep wine!

Tree Skirt Update

So The tree skirt is coming along. I have decided to commit to doing 1 segment a week. There are a total of 11 segments and then the trim. So tonight I will have segment 2 finished. This way I have a action plan. True it does not need to be finished till next Christmas but I would rather try and get it finished. Id feel better knowing it is done in plenty of time.

You can start to see how it shapes with the short rows.
By the way...this pattern is the Aran Tree Skirt in the book handknit Holidays.