Batik

A solid beginning to the 12 shawls in 2013 challenge, Kitman Figueroa's Batik pattern in the largest size has moderate yardage and an allover lace pattern. It's a good thing the shawl is knit in a way that the rows get shorter and shorter towards the end, because in the beginning, when you're still full of enthusiasm about a new project, the long rows don't matter, and then the rows get shorter at about the same rate as your motivation diminishes. The last 10% of knitting took me about 25% of the knitting time (in days). Wollmeise Pure, in the colorway Ebenholz, is great for maximum stitch definition. For being the largest size, this shawl is strangely small, even though I used slightly more yarn than the pattern estimate. The size is fine, but I wonder how small the smallest size would have turned out!

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Haleakala

The official first finished project of the year is Cookie A's Haleakala sock pattern. The socks turned out a perfect size, and, as a bonus, they are also quite pretty. I used Wollmeise Pure in the colorway ein klein wenig verrucht WD, a skein slightly warmer in tone than a named skein of the same colorway I also have. I'm very happy with the result. Not much more I can think of to say about this project.

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