The Knitting Fiend

Colocha got her shawl; now it’s time to make mine. Mine’s going to be a pie-wedge shawl knit using almost the same method as I used to knit Colocha. Of course mine is larger since I’m 4 times taller than she is!

If you look to the left you can see I began my first wedge. I cast on 144 stitches with red waste yarn (which I will eventually remove), then I attached the white shawl yarn and began knitting short rows to make a triangle, or “wedge”. I’ve reached row 200 now which means I knit 101 stitches across the most recent row; meanwhile 44 of those waste yarn stitches have never been knit into.

Ok, those of you who read as I knit Colocha’s shawl have probably noticed there is no edging on this wedge. That’s right! I figured out I can add the edging afterwards. So, on this festive fourth of July weekend I’m knitting the garter stitch portion of the shawl as I eat, drink and socialize.

But it’s late now, so I’ll set aside my knitting, sleep so I can wake early tomorrow ready for the third day of this four day weekend.