Manly Camo Cozy Take 2 and Lady Elaine

Well, I believe it is felted as much as the poor thing can be felted. It's still big, compared to the pattern. I think that has to do with the yarn and my dyeing process a few years ago; it was probably felted some back then. I washed and dried this damn thing at least a dozen times.

It's kewl, our friend will still like it. He may get some fuzzies in his mouth, and I'm sure he'd say it's just fiber where his diet is lacking.


Onto Lady Elaine. I've adapted the pattern from Lady Eleanor in Scarf Style, tweaking it in different ways. I don't care for the funky fringe, and chose not to afford Noro Silk Garden, rather use Paton's SWS in Natural Earth. With the changes I made, along with the sheer amount of time she's taking me to knit, she deserves a song, wouldn't ya think? I didn't realize until today I was humming Lay Lady Lay by Bob Dylan, thinking the lyrics were Lady Elaine. My mistake, albeit it somewhat funny, is the perfect name for this shawl/stoll.


Here she is the end of January, when I started. I still need to change to circs, the straights are getting too heavy and bulky. I like using the bamboo because it grabs the yarn and doesn't allow the stitches to slip off when I'm not paying close attention.



And here she is with two skeins in. I'm noticing the blocks are very matchy and I'm not sure I like that. I like more randomness, but I decided to keep going. With the size I plan on acheiving, I think it'll even out. I've found I can work on her the best when I'm waiting in the car line for ds to get out of school. So, the girl rides in the 'van and gets to go places.


Which brings us to today. Here she is with almost 3 skeins. This week I learned how to knit backwards, and that ROCKS! No more flipping and twisting the yarn. Little did I know that backwards knitting=knitting right handed (I'm a lefty). The colors are moving around more, so I'm glad I didn't rip her out in the beginning.

I took a closeup of the squares, they are so soft! I really like this yarn for it's affordability, versatility and available colorways. It is splity and hairy though. I can look past that, this is a good match for me.