Mutti and swallow tails

Mutti and I knitting the 'Cap' n Crunch', scarf, by Jenifer Adams

We had a relaxing few days just knitting and chatting.

Which was just wonderful, as I was made to brush up on my German.

My mum is Austrian, and this was my first language.

edge before blocking

Swallowtail shawl, was finally completed even though it was a couple of days after my mothers birthday.

Edge after blocking

I had to improvise and use safety pins on the tips and attach them to the blanket.

As you can see my mum loved it, and proudly modeled it for me.

Doesn't she look lovely!
The weather was lovely, we all had a great time cooking, laughing, eating and reminiscing.
All of which makes it so hard to leave.

cramming in some knitting time

Now that the bunny's have taken off I only have my nights to cram in a bit of knitting.

I spotted this striped shawl at Interweaveknits and thought Yum I like that!

Its called Candy Striped Kerchief. I've knitted just over a meter in length and started the decreases. Fast, fun and not too much to concentrate on. What more could a midnight knitter want?

Already I can see myself knitting this in purple and green or orange and purple...or red and white........

A few weeks ago whilst in Ravelry in my Tim Burton knitting group I spotted an add for Jaquelyn Landry's Burtonesques needless to say 1 second later I had the the pattern downloaded and printed!

I've my eye on the Letterman and Zeebad , but for now I've enough on my plate!

The Burtonesque's are not for mindless knitting as you have to do a bit of counting!

I've only used a cheap wool as i couldn't find a nice wool in the right colours...at spotlight:(

I chose to knit it in pencil grey colours....F and 2B!!