Life's a Stitch

Sometime a quickie knit is just so darn satisfying. An entire shawl in weekend, a poncho in five evenings… That’s exactly the case with my Trendsetter Dune shawl. I knit it twice in a satisfying amount of time. Truthfully it was almost three times – it was originally the Bias stole pattern that came with my Fiesta LaBoheme. That’s the one I stopped at scarf size because I thought it was looking baby blanketish. The second effort was the same pattern with Estelle Watercolors held together with Eros. The colour was still too pastel and one of my co-workers bought it from me. Third time’s a charm – here it is, the original bias stole shawl pattern completed in Trendsetter Dune. Complete in a week of evening knitting:

Second daughter was home for the long weekend. I was so pleased when she asked me to knit her a poncho. At first, her choice in yarn didn’t thrill me, but it’s knitting up nicely. I thought it looked reminiscent of my childhood dog, a schnauzer. Who can complain about $16.99 Cdn for a poncho that will be practically indestructo. Washability is important in dorm life.