The Lost

Here in the Lucky Penny studio, it's time to reclaim lost items. Garments where the knitting has been completed, probably long ago, and what keeps them from being worn is the finishing. The knitting on the shawl, the Shetland Triangle from Wrap Style, was completed more than six months ago (bottom photo). The yarn is Dzined sport weight, yellow purchased at Cathy Montoya's, supplemented by "onesizes", 100 yard lengths that Deborah Daniels sold at Stitches Midwest, and some left overs from a pair of socks. Not the best blocking job, because the shawl is much bigger than my space board, and there isn't a surface big enough in my house to lay it flat. So it had to be dressed in stages. But now, I could potentially wear it (top photo). There's more blocking to be done here. I've got parts of a Ribby Cardi on the board now, awaiting the very first zipper I will have ever sewn into a sweater. We're going away for this weekend, a road trip up north. We're both getting wiped out from work, and need to get away. I would love a retreat with no distractions, so I can finish that other big project.