It WAS Enough!

My shawl is still blocking/drying, but I wanted to say that not only was it enough yarn, but that is was more than enough.  I have about 10 grams that I can use in the sock yarn blanket I am crocheting (more like NOT crocheting ...)

My Every Life Needs Symmetry shawl blocking:

I'm hoping to get a modelled shot tomorrow.  At the very least I'll be able to pose it so that the two sides can be compared. 

Still Here!

Well, after a long absence I thought I'd check in to say that I'm still here, and still knitting!

Right now I've ventured into the realm of a designer who is new to me, and who uses a different approach to construction, which intrigues me.

So, right now, on my needles I have a shawl called Supersymmetry 
Susan Ashcroft is the designer in question and I have more than 2/3 of this shawl completed.

First, you knit one section

In case you are wondering, the reverse stockinette side is the right side, which means that the fact that this yarn is self-striping (I had no idea!) does not detract from the design, which it might if the other side was used.

Then you knit a second section which is a mirror image of the first

And then, you join them together

Susan's instructions are quite precise, and she uses percentages and yarn weights, so this should work out really well.  But this is my first time, and I look at the amount of yarn left, and the gap I have yet to fill (Plus the shaping after both sections are joined) and I feel a mild sense of panic.  So I am doing what all good knitters do in such a situation -- knit faster!

So, please excuse me, I'm off to see if I can finish this shawl before I run out of yarn!