![\"\"](\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3156\/2863779885_ba9cb60554_m.jpg\")
<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
This was my first time adding beads to my knitting. It was an interesting experiment… trying to figure out which side of the stitch a bead had to be on to get it to show the way I wanted. I think it might be fun to try this pattern again, but putting the beads in the design… so they follow the diagonal.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3267\/2864614364_762a6e0b80_m.jpg\")
<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
The Sister Shawl is progressing and looks to be done in about a week… well, at least the main body of the shawl. Then, I need to do the lace border. I’m on row 96 and can currently get about 4 rows done in 2 hours. I plan on working on it tonight, trying to get to at least row 100. Then, I have a whole bunch of free time this weekend during which I hope to get at least one repeat section (16 rows) done.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3217\/2863776923_e03133a221_m.jpg\")
<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
I was very happy to come home last night and find not one, but two packages waiting for me. One package was from Inspirations Yarn<\/a> containing my Surprise Sock Kit. I chose the warm colorway, which got me a really pretty coppery brown yarn.<\/p>\n The other package was from an eBay purchase I made… a pretty purplely and silvery superwash roving. I’m thinking socks… I like socks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I finally finished my lace bookmark for the Knitted Lace bookmark exchange. I blocked it last night, and it should be going out in the mail today. I used the diagonal lace pattern from Barbara Walker’s 1st treasury. This was … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3283\/2863779207_470104c859_m.jpg\")
<\/a>
\n<\/div>\n