Sunday 17 February 2013

Second Year of Projects Week 34

So the big news this week is that I have finished my Celestarium! It's all blocked, and now I just need a good occasion to wear it. I do have a beautiful black dress that I bought for graduation which will go with it really well, so waiting to go out somewhere nice. Please click to embiggen the pictures, it's really worth it!

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Now I just need to decide how to wear it. What do you think?

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So now that I have picspammed this, can you tell that I love it?

I've also been working on my watermelon socks

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I'm attempting to make identical twins, which seems to be going alright, they're not perfect, but it wouldn't been seen by a man on a galloping horse. I also substituted a short row heel which I was trying to make out of an entire repeat of the striping pattern, so as not to break the striping repeat on the body of the sock, which I think went relatively well.

So a busy knitting week there. I have also broken my laptop, which means that I'm sharing Connor's gaming computer, which means that I don't get much access to it, which means I have lots of time to knit, and much less time to surf Ravelry, so my projects are coming on a lot quicker.


13 comments:

  1. It's gorgeous! You need to convince Connor to take you out somewhere fancy, just so you have an excuse to dress up and wear it.

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  2. Oh the shawl is gorgeous! And I just love the socks!!!!

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  3. Your shawl turned out terrific, I agree, you need Connor to take you out so you can show it off! Those socks are so cool looking, love them.

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  4. GORGEOUS! I'm kind of jealous that you finished a shawl so quickly (mine just came off the needles after almost three years - no, that's not a typo).

    I think you can wear it any way that you feel comfortable. I think if you want it to show off all the constellations, you'll have to wear it so it's not folded over anywhere, though :)

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  5. Loving the watermelon socks! Literally cannot wait to get my hands on some of that yarn!

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  6. It is amazing. You are right to proud of that shawl. It will be stunning on an evening out.

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  7. Gorgeous shawl. It looks awesome both ways, so I'm no help! Maybe the celestial effect is more obvious when draped singly?

    Love the watermelon socks! Now bring on summer!

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  8. WWWOOOOOWWWW! looks so fantastic.

    And i love those yarns that make a picture! So clever (as are you with the heel :D)

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  9. Oh...simpley stunning and such a work of art. And your socks are just plain fun!
    *smiles*

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  10. Make Connor take you out twice and wear it both ways..as it is stunning..

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  11. That is STUNNING!!!!!!!! Hope you get to go some place nice very soon. You need to show that off :)
    I like the long look myself.

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  12. I love your Celestarium! It's such a beautiful project and it looks great on you.

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  13. The Celestarium is gorgeous! I think you could wear it any way that takes your fancy. The socks are adorable.

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