Elise Shawl

Hi There!
It is a beautiful sunny day here in Chicago and I am hunkered down crafting!  Oh yea. I have snuck out to let the dog out and I will admit it was refreshing!

Craft: Crochet
I remember when I would see crochet I would think...its old looking ....I don't want to make no Granny Square!  Crochet can be beautiful enough to suit any style.

FO-Finished Objects 
I did finish my the Elise Shawl!

I originally added this shawl to my favorites list on Ravelry in 2011.  I was still new to crochet but I thought this loveliness was just beautiful.  Three years later I still feel the same way :).  This was one of those opportunities where when you walk away, revisit it and your work through that thing like lightening.  That is exactly what happened here! After seeing the pattern I wanted to make this just like the designer.  I purchased the yarn from Little Knits, who has AWESOME sales.  The way the pattern was writing was visually confusing to me.  I took the pattern and copied each sentence and put them each one one line.  I needed to break it up.  Once I got to the 5 and 6 row repeat I was good to go. Blocking  and exaggerating the points as the pattern suggest makes this shall come come to life.  This also would make a killer gift!

Yarn Review 

Madelinetosh Pashmina 

Retail $31

It was a joy to work with this merino, cashmere and nylon blend.  Extremely soft on the hands and worked into simply great fabric.  

Toodles!

Emonie

Rekindeled Love with all things Yarny

Happy Resurrection Day!!  

As I sit here before the cooking begins I decided I should start a blog about all the other stuff I do....right?  Well here goes!  I enjoy anything creative knitting, crochet, sewing, scrapbooking, cardmaking, jewelry making....shoot everything and I would like to share that creativity with you here!  Lets get to it.

Lets talk about Ravelry!  Genius!!  I taught myself to crochet and kit from You Tube.  You can learn anything once you put your heart to it.  I am not an expert on either craft but I do enjoy them both.  So let me share:

What's on my Hooks and Needles?

Needles

This Beauty! The Age Of Steam and Brass by Orange Flower Yarn

Photo by Sketchbook via Ravelry

Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rocks Heavyweight.
Colorway: Jasper
Needles: Signature US 6 4.00 MM
Pattern Cost: Free

Details: Since its been a while since I've picked up my needles I had to You Tube the MIL and MIR, lol.  Hey its all good.  This pattern would be great for anyone that's tired of doing garter stitch and ready to learn a new skill.  If you are a seasoned knitter this would be TV knitting for you.

What's on my Hook?
The Elise Shawl by Evan Plevinski

Elise Shawl photo via Ravelry

Yarn: Madelinetosh Pashmina

Colorway: Pashmina

Hook: Susan Bates I-9

Pattern: Free

Details: Isn't is too pretty in  Red?  I think this is so pretty and elegant.  I tried this about a year ago and was just confused!@# I picked it up and now I am on a roll.  This yarn is so squishy is a wool, silk, cashmere blend......so nice on the hands.  I will definitely use this yarn again!

I hope you are spending time with family and fiber!

Toodles!

Emonie