FO Display

In my last post, I announced the completion of TWO FOs (pardon the capitals, in my world this is unprecedented!). I'm not going to wait for the blocked shots; instead, I'm going to share the shriveled unblocked photos. Although I'd love to claim that I am electing to post these pictures because the contrast to the blocked pieces will increase their glory, the fact is, I have no idea when I might actually block them, and I want to share them while I'm still aglow with achievement.

So here they are:

The Seraphim in Mini Maiden Victoria





















and the Silk Romance Cape







I have not, however, become a lady of leisure - I have to justify my stash somehow. I am working almost exclusively on the Gale Shawl. I am gearing up, however, to begin the Secret of the Stole by Nautical Knitter and Mystery Stole 4 by Pink Lemon Knits. I finally frogged the Bee, admitting, rather belatedly, to myself that, although it is lovely, it is enormous and thus unlikely to be completed - or worn if such an unlikely event were to occur. I'm thinking of doing the SotS with the remaining Malabrigo Tuareg from the "late" Bee. The Mystery Stole, though, is going to be knitted in my impulse yarn - Helen's Lace "Carrot". It's not really a color I usually use, but I fell in love with it. I'm going to use - as a reveler suggested - alabaster beads. I am quite aware that the last time I began a piece in an "impulse" yarn - the ill-fated first Seraphim in "Lily Pad" - I spent hours working on it, refusing to admit I hated it until a posse of my close friends and family ambushed me with reality. This time I hope it won't come to that - or that "Sheriff" DH will successfully order it out of town early on in the process while I can change to the Mahogany Zephyr waiting in the wings.

Yes, we are watching Deadwood - as you can tell by the extended metaphors above - what a fabulous show!