Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Walk on the Moon




 
I finished my Walk on the Moon shawl. I love this pattern and I know I will knit it again and again.  I blocked it and was letting it dry. I had taken the boys out shopping for back to school clothes and shoes. We got home and I started dinner and realized it was getting dark and I only had a few minutes left to get pictures of it outside while there was still light. I raced outside with my camera, tripod and shawl.  In my rush I realized I never cut the strands of my weaved in ends oops.
 
I'll take more pictures of this in better lighting, but I couldn't wait to show it off. I really loved this pattern and yarn.  The stitches remind me of embroidery, which is so popular right now. The yarn is Shibui Cima. It is an alpaca and merino blend. It is dreamy. I got it at Chelsea Yarns. The pattern calls for three colors. I had bought two skeins of each color but I was determined to only use 1 skein of each. I made some adjustments and ended up with 3 skeins left over. Woo Hoo.
 
I had to laugh when I was taking these pictures. My husband always makes fun of me. It is kind of strange when I am out in the yard by myself taking pictures of my finished knits. Especially when there was a car parked in the cul-de-sac behind my house. They must have been waiting for someone to come out of the house, but I am sure they were looking at me like "what the heck is she doing???"
 
Have you heard the Never Not Knitting Theme Song. If you haven't you need to. And make sure to turn the volume up so you can hear all the side comments. My husbands favorite line is "oh she's taking pictures of socks again...oh poor girl."  Oh yeah and one time we had to call the fire department because we thought our house was on fire and I did finish my row.
 
Joining with Ginny's Yarn Along
 
 

9 comments:

Pauline Barry Clark said...

Beautiful.

Lori ann said...

i love you andee. you are an amazing knitter, your shawl is gorgeous, and your remote control photos beautiful. chuck hasn't been home this summer so i've had to resort to self photos too, ah well. we make it work right?!

funny song!

karen said...

so beautiful! I love the lighting in the photo and yes, we do have to take the photos when the spirit moves us!!

Anonymous said...

This is a super lovely shawl and I like your choice of colours! I'm think about yarn I could make one with...

Leslie said...

1st thought - Beautiful
2nd thought - add to my library

Melissa ~ twoknitwit said...

how did I miss this one?? (I've been a little preoccupied...hehe!)

this is gorgeous, Andee! everything you've been finishing lately is breathtaking!

Debbie said...

Gorgeous, you and your shawl!!

fjord girl said...

Swooon- there you go again- you are so vary talented- so lovely on you and the light is gorgeous. You had me giggle at your hubby and the car...been there, ehem.

thecrazysheeplady said...

That is flat out gorgeous and that first picture is as perfect a shot as you could take of it. Wow!