Ta da...Girasole complete

I told you I have been busy! This may be my favorite project of all time:

It worked out to 4.5' in diameter. Blocking it was a bit of a challenge!

Here are the details:

Pattern: "Girasole" by Jared Flood/Brooklyn Tweed
Yarn:"Canopy Sport" by The Fibre Company; 50% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino, 20% Bamboo;
6 skeins
Color: Wild Ginger
Needles: US#7/4.5 mm
Comments: A wonderful pattern and an easy lace knit, once you get past the cast on!

Summer knitting

I have been doing some knitting lately. Not nearly as much as I would like, but hopefully things will quiet down soon and I can settle into my summer knitting routine. During the kids' summer break, I focus on lace. I usually have a quiet 1-2 hours every morning before things get crazy around the house and it is a great time to sit and work on lace. This summer I hope to :

1. Finish my Hanami (60% complete):

2. Finish Serendipity Stole (MS4): long way to go on this one, only 15% one...

3. Finish Girasole (25%) complete:

That's a lot of lace. And I am not sure if there will be a Mystery Stole 5, but of course I will want to work on that as well. I will be REALLY happy if I can finish these 3 projects--wish me luck and speedy needles!

Working on Girasole...

And absolutely loving it. I have completed Charts A-D. The cast on took a few attempts, but once I got through that, I was flying. Here's what we have so far:

Knitting will be slower this point forward: the last round I worked doubled the amount of stitches...

Girasole

Have you seen Girasole? I have wanted to make this blanket since the moment I first saw it and now I have the chance! Purr from Ravelry mailed me Girasole for our January swap. I have already picked out my yarn:

The yarn is Canopy by The Fibre Company. I was lucky enough to get a full bag of this for a very good price. It is 50% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino, and 20% Bamboo and the color is named "wild ginger" (tan). I am trying to resist casting on until I finish my Faroe Cardigan (I'm so close!)...