Twinkle, Twinkle Little Shawl

Hello Everybody,

So, I thought it was time that I shared with you the saga of the Twinkle.

I bought a 100g skein of Easyknits Twinkle 4-ply in the Frozen Lake colour way (not available at the moment, sorry!) back at the end of October last year. Easyknits were selling their gorgeous wares at Fibre Flurry and I headed straight over to their stand to fondle. Cannock Crafties have a small obsession with Easyknits yarn, others in the group had already purchased Twinkle and I was already smitten. So, I went to the stand specifically for the Twinkle. I bought not one skein, but two. The first was the Frozen Lake and the other was the lace weight Twinkle in Charcoal.

Sorry, these are dodgy iPhone pics but I was so excited to get started I forgot to take photos!!!

The next day, I casted on a Multnomah shawl. I even blogged about it here. The shawl was easy enough, but slow going. I'm not really into concentrating and made mistakes left right and centre. Not awful mistakes, but just enough to annoy. To cut a long story short (and to the distress of my Crafties buddies), the shawl was ripped twice and re-knit (to the last 6 rows!!!) before finally being frogged. 

Here are some photos of the Multnomah, aka the Shawl of DOOM! 

It was nothing to do with the yarn or the pattern, it was just me. Or maybe the Twinkle really didn't want to be a Multnomah. I do want to complete a Multnomah, maybe in a different yarn and knit at home so there's no distractions.

Anyway, moving on. I needed a new project for my lovely Twinkle yarn. After trawling through Ravelry I decided to cast on the strangely named The Age of Brass and Steam Kerchief, again a free Ravelry download. That was a couple of weeks ago and the shawl was easy to knit and progressed nicely. There were a few dodgy moments, but it all turned out ok in the end. The shawl is designed to be knit in DK and mine, unsurprisingly, has come out a little er... petite. I think it'll be fine to wrap round my neck in the winter for some extra warmth though. The good news is that it only weighed 32g, so I have plenty more Frozen Lake to play with.

Sorry, too many photos! The colour is really hard to capture, it's more turquoisey than in the photos. Now, what to do with the rest of my Frozen Lake?

Thistle Girl x

December Works In Progress

Hello Everybody,


I thought I'd fill you in a little on my December Works-in-Progress. 


The first item on the agenda are my hand warmers. They're being made using another Fibre Flurry purchase from Artist's Palette Yarns. It's called Merino Cashmere DK and is 80% super wash merino, 10% cashmere and 10% nylon. It's really soft and I love the colour. The pattern is called Midnight - with a Twist! and again, I stole the idea of making these from a friend at Cannock Crafties craft group. They are relatively simple (as long as you're not nattering too much at craft group unlike me!) and have some pretty cables on the front. I haven't finished them yet, but I have done the left hand at least! I aim to have them finished pretty soon, so watch this space.

The next project I'm currently working on is a shawl called Multnomah. It's named after Multnomah county in Oregon, USA. You learn something new every day. I think the inspiration behind the name was to do with the colour way - it was originally in a variegated green, representing the vegetation of Multnomah county! Well, my Multnomah is not in green, more of a turquoisey-blue, so maybe I should think of another name. Maybe I should go for a British county, not sure many are turquoisey-blue though. The yarn was one of the main reasons that I wanted to go to Fibre Flurry, as I knew Easyknits would be there and I was desperate to get my hands on some glittery yarn. It's all about the glitter these days, don't you know, and we even drink it at craft group! I think it's for the best not to question where the glitter ends up. Anyway, there was lots of glittery yarn as it happens but my favourite was still the Easyknits Twinkle. I bought a skein in the Frozen Lake colour way (4-ply) (currently on sale!) and a lace weight one in another colour way. I hope it turns out ok, I haven't got very far with it yet. I thought it would be a good train project because (the first part, at least) requires little thought.

I just love how it sparkles in the light!

Thistle Girl x