Three Projects

This makes it look like I've been incredibly busy-- but truthfully, these projects go back a couple months. I gave the pillow to John for Christmas. It matched his colors in the livingroom pretty well. He probably said he liked it because I made it. It is a totally original cable pattern--sort of aran, made with some silky yarn from CE Designs here in Bismarck.
The blue ruffle scarf was a pattern I've been dying to try. It is knit horizontally beginning with 250 stitches. When you get to the ruffle, you double the stitches twice so the final row (on each side) is 1000 stitches. At that number, a row took me more than an hour!
The lacey ecru swatch is the beginning of a pretty shawl from a new book I received for Christmas from Marty,Sally,and Lucas. It is more difficult than I expected-- esp keeping the "holes" all nice and even. It is knit in 5 wedges and sewn together to make a perfect half circle "pi" This may be an ongoing project over the next few months (or years!)
Thanks for stopping in to see the blog. Stay warm. Noanie