I just love this new pattern on Ravelry that was published a few weeks ago. It is just fabulous!! It’s called The Joker and the Thief (by Melanie Berg), and it required 6 yarns that form a color gradient (this would be the Joker…) that is anchored by one color that is the Thief. I immediately went on the hunt for color gradients in my yarn stash, ended up making two trips to my favorite LYS, and moved yarns around and around until I finally settled on TWO color combinations for this shawl. Yeah! They are both fabulous and I have finally decided to make both of the shawls. Why do something if you can’t overdo it? See, this is a motto that all knitters can get behind. 🙂
I’m all ready to get started on the shawls except… I already have three projects going and one of them is on the needles that I need to use to knit the Joker. I thought about going to buy more needles. (No way! Who would do something like that???) I considered taking the shawl-in-progress off the needles so it could hibernate for a few weeks while I knitted the Jokers. Yeah, we all know what would have happened to that shawl. It would have hibernated in a corner somewhere for a few years. Nope! I decided to suck it up and knit like the wind until it was done. This shawl is beautiful, and I will commit to finishing it in a timely manner! Feeling very self-righteous I began working on this shawl (Sidere by Hilary Smith Callis) again.
So there we are. I’ve got two more projects all lined up and I’m dying to get started on them. I’ve been knitting as fast as I can for over a week, and I still haven’t gotten anything finished. The weather is warming up and I need to start tending to the lawn and gardens outside.
Stay tuned folks! I think that it may rain this weekend, and I’m hopeful to get at least one of these off the needles. 🙂
Jokers, here I come!!
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I can see why you’re itching to start the Joker shawl. It’s lovely! But, so are your other WIPs! Sometimes I wish I could knit faster so I could knit more of those tempting patterns and yarns!
They are tempting, aren’t they. That’s how I get into these fixes. 🙂
You find some great shawl patterns! I’m glad I’m not the only one with a long wip list! I’ve hardly managed to touch mine this week but hopefully I can get onto them later! Enjoy using all that gorgeous yarn. X
Ravelry has been very good to me. I’m still in a flare, so I’m doing a lot of knitting. See, there is always a silver lining!
There certainly is! If I wasn’t creative I would be so bored on the bad days! X
Nice…surely if you may need some additional help…I can be persuaded. Nice colorway choice for the Joker Shawl. I am trying my best not to break my stash diet. As always you have fabulous knitting taste. 🙂
Thank you so much. I really broke the diet on this deal, huh. You know, one of these would look nice with that tee you just knit. 🙂
Wow! that is a lot of knitting!
I like the colors for Joker 2 best. I like ALL your eye candy but that color set really jumps out.
Stay tuned. I hope to be Joker knitting by next week.
I made one of the knitted cats – well, I knitted the pieces anyway – but I couldn’t make it fit together right. Instead I made Owen http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/owen-2
The legs were really challenging. I finally got a sharp yarn needle and just sewed without thinking too much. The back legs were the worst. I’ll be checking out Owen. 🙂
I just went to look at Owen. Oh my goodness. I need to make him!!! Wouldn’t he be cure with a little sweater on? With stripes!!
Glad to know I’m not the only one with lots of projects on the needles!
Both color palettes for the Joker a pretty. Can’t wait to see your photos!
I’m knitting away on the first one now. It’s looking pretty good. 🙂
I love it! Thanks for sharing the cats with me…You just gave me some very time consuming gift ideas;-). Thanks again.