good-natured ribbing

I was organizing my yarn this past weekend and found a bunch of unfinished projects in a plastic tub that had become part of the background in a corner of my bedroom. I hadn’t forgotten the projects as much as buried them under new yarn. After weeding 50% of my clothes and with Ikea at an all-too-easy-to-driving-distance, now I can SEE what’s crying out to be completed.

I required something straightforward to knit on while watching TV on Sunday, so I decided to try to finish a neglected item from the tub — my Melody’s Shawl, a kit from Morehouse Merino. It’s an easy shawl that’s knit in the round and involves dropped stitches *and* slicing (wheeeee!) at the end. I honestly can’t remember when I started it — but it was long enough ago that my credit union has “archived” the purchase info.

Here are some shots of the last steps:

It seemed so uninviting toward the end that I said that I would give it away. But after a wash (in Kookaburra Woolwash — I loooooooove it), I knew that I wanted to keep it after all. The laceweight yarn, while thread-like in spots, seems very strong and flexible. The natural color (“silver” — a blend of white wool and black wool) is soothing and the yarn is soft.