Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Our Oddball Shawls are Growing!

We are still making Oddball Shawls as a group project in the Knitting Help Forum. They get more lovely each time we make them!

Here's the "Rainy Day" shawl, in progress.....so far it has been worked on by 4 different knitters.
Rainy Day Shawl after threesmom

This is the "Blossoms of Joy" shawl, after two knitters worked on it.
Blossoms of Joy after threesmom

"Moonlit Forest" is almost complete now.
Moonlit Forest - Almost Finished

"Autumn Glow" has such a nice color combination.
Autumn Glow after Shandeh

"Shades of Pale" is lovely as well.
Shades of Pale after Shandeh

And "Flower Garden" is so bright and cheery!
Flower Garden after jjminarcik

Our other shawls are still needing a good photo session, so we'll wait to post more photos later.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Misty Blues Shawl

We have completed another Oddball Shawl!

We gave our beautiful shawl to Secksiebrat, a member of the Knitting Help Forum. We wanted to encourage her through a difficult time in her life.

Here's the completed shawl!

Misty Blues Complete

I think the fringe on this shawl is so lovely.
Misty Blues - Fringe Complete

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Oddball Shawls in Progress

Yes, we are still making beautiful, Oddball Shawls, with lovely DK yarn. The shawls are given to members of the Knitting Help Forum that need our encouragement. :D

Here are the shawls in progress right now:

Autumn Glow - Looking nice!
Autumn Glow after Shandeh

Flower Garden - Almost complete!
Flower Garden after jjminarcik


Shades of Pale - Coming along nicely!
Shades of Pale after Shandeh

Magic Shawl - Making some progress.
Magic Shawl Update

Barbie Shawl - Looking Good!
Barbie Ready for Fringe

Sunshine Shawl - Almost Complete!
Sunshine with Shandeh

Candy Shop - Hanging in there!
Candy Shop Shawl after Genny

And here is the beginning of two of our newest shawls, "Blue Skies", "Angel Wings", "Rainy Day" and "Blossoms of Joy".

Blue Skies Beginning

Angel Wings Beginning
Rainy Day Beginning Blossoms of Joy Beginning

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Ellie loves her Oddball Shawl!

Our Worsted Weight Shawl was completed, and presented to one of our forum members this past December. Ellie (who lives in South Wales, UK) loved the shawl!
Ellie with Shawl 2

Ellie with Shawl

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Our Oddball Shawls in Progress

Here are the Oddball Shawls we are still making! : )

Misty Blues Shawl
Misty Blues Shawl After Shandeh
RiverDaughter used a nice handspun yarn (dark and light blue merino wool and silk blend)GennyLynn1962 used Patons Lacette in a light blue shade
kellycarr05 used Wool-Ease Heather Blush
losnana used an appropriately colored "misty" blue yarn! :D
Shandeh used several different yarns for her section. Read about it here.

The "Barbie" Shawl
Barbie after Shandeh
knitknut asked if we could start another shawl, using pink as the main color, so we all agreed. It makes PERFECT sense to start a pink shawl now, because October is Breast Cancer Awareness month! :)
knitknut just finished knitting the beginning of the shawl, and mailed it to Nadja la Claire
(Nadja was the recipient of our "Pretty Purples" shawl, and wanted to return the favor! :)
Nadja la Claire just completed her part on the shawl, and we now have a good beginning!
stagebear added her knitting, using a light pink yarn.
Threesmom used a rich maroon-washed yarn.
Shandeh is using two pink fingering-weight yarns by Plassard ("Tendresse" and "Laser"), held together.


The "Candy Shop" Shawl
Candy Shop Shawl after Genny
PaperGirl used Lion Brand Microspun in chocolate
Mintdee used Knit Picks Shine Sport, Apricot (looks like butterscotch to me!)
PixieKnits used Lion Brand Microspun in Turquoise, to represent blueberry.
Shandeh used SWTC Bamboo in black to represent licorice, and added "Bella DK" by Universal Yarn and Moda Dea "Dream" in white, to represent cream filling!
Snowbear added her part in a "peppermint" theme, and
Lynn (Snowbear's caretaker) knitted some also.
jhelanee completed her knitting
threesmom used pink yarn for her section
GennyLynn1962 used Lion Brand "Imagine" in Raspberry
mintdee is adding more Knit Picks "Shine Sport" in Apricot
PaperGirl will be our last knitter on the "Candy Shop" Shawl!

The "Sunshine" Shawl
Sunshine with Shandeh
kellycarr05 used DK weight Plymouth Encore
losnana used sport weight Utopia
ElenTikvah used 100% merino wool
Shandeh used Debbie Bliss Pure Silk in a pretty coral shade
rennfamily used a lovely variegated yarn
losnana added more knitting
MaryB used a colorful yarn for her section
GennyLynn1962 used a cheery yellow Microspun yarn.
Shandeh added more Debbie Bliss Pure Silk, then some "Giggles Ombre" Baby Bee Sweet Delight, then finally some coral Lion Brand Microspun.
Sunshine Shawl After Shandeh - Close-Up

The "Magic" Shawl
Magic Shawl Update
Shandeh used Lion Brand Moonlight Mohair in the color "Northern Lights".
jjminarcik completed her part with a lovely yarn from her stash
losnana finished her part, using a pretty white yarn
rennfamily was happy to add her knitting
Shandeh used Gerifil Tribande for her section.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Nadja la Claire LOVES her shawl!

Our "Pretty Purples" shawl was lovingly handknit by several members of the forum. We decided to give it to Nadja la Claire, to show our love and concern for her. She loves it!
(Here's the story of the shawl, as it was being created: http://prettypurples.blogspot.com/)

Two of the forum members met with Claire at a coffeeshop, and surprised her with the shawl. I wish we could have all been there!

Nadja la Claire Shawl

Nadja la Claire wearing her shawl

Monday, September 10, 2007

Shawls that are being COMPLETED!

Here's the latest progress on all of our Oddball Shawls. : )

The "Wonderful Worsted Weight" Shawl
Worsted Oddball Shawl
rennfamily used Encore colorspun in color number 7125
bobi1218 used Berroco Touche' (50% Cotton, 50% Rayon) in color 7970 Nectar
lissalue used a sage colored wool blend yarn
Sanibelle used Dive Butterfly in a nice deep color
Snowbear finished her portion, while undergoing treatment for cancer
jjminarcik used Knit Picks Swish Superwash in Black
Snowbear added more knitting
Sanibelle added more knitting, then mailed it to Shandeh!
Now, Shandeh is finishing up the shawl and adding fringe!

The "Pretty Purples" Shawl
Pretty Purples COMPLETE
Abbily used Paton's Glittalic in light purple
jeanius80 used jojoland quartette color 210-504, a merino/cashmere blend, double-stranded
threesmom used KnitPicks Wool of the Andes in amethyst heather
stagebear used Lilac Lion Brand Microspun
Shandeh used 4 different yarns for a striped section.
(Moda Dea Dream, Feza Dali, Plassard Cachemire, and Feza Stardust)
jhelanee finished her section with a deep violet/blue yarn
Shandeh used 3 of the yarns she used before
stagebear added more to the shawl
threesmom used WOTA amethyst heather, & KnitPicks Memories in "Rocky Mountain Dusk"
jeanius80 just completed her part, and has mailed the shawl to Abbily!
Finally, Abbily finished up the shawl and added fringe!
OUR PRETTY PURPLES SHAWL IS COMPLETE!!!