I’ve got some catching-up to do as regards photography of projects – several months of catching-up, in fact. Let me begin with my most recently completed object, then: the Arabella lace shawl by Kristen Hanley Cardozo, which I enjoyed knitting so much that I whizzed through it in just five days.

All the project details are here (the link should be viewable by everyone). It’s a lovely pattern, well-written and, being modular, is completely customizable (not to mention the choice of two edgings).

I bought a whole pack of this yarn – Rowan 4 ply soft, now discontinued – and have been thinking of what to do with the remaining 7.5 balls. It’s just about the right temperature for a fingering weight wool cardigan (no jumpers; I get too hot in them unless it’s deep winter) so I’ve been dutifully making swatches of stitch patterns. For a while I got really stuck on lace patterns, but then I saw the second photo in this post from The Sartorialist and was immediately drawn to the garter stitch/stocking stitch diamonds on the gentleman’s jumper. So far, I envision a raglan-sleeved cardigan with a deep v-neck and (possibly?) short sleeves. Watch this space!