I finally finished a knitting project!

My Ulmus shawl is done, and I love it. I wrapped it around my neck today like a big scarf, and it was lovely.

It wasn’t too cold out, but there was a lot of wind today.

I finished the shawl on Saturday (at work), and blocked it Sunday. I didn’t pin it out, I just put a towel on my drying rack, and pulled it in to the shape I wanted it to be.

I just love the way the two yarns work together. The tweedy one (the one in the edging as well as the body stripes) I bought at Sock Summit, it was Color Fest Fiber Arts, and the maroon-y one I actually bought with a sock pattern in mind, but when I got it home, I realised how well it goes with this other yarn. The maroon one is Gaia’s Colours – I met her at Sock Summit (on the plane, actually!) and found out she lives in the same city as my parents, so when I visited my parents two weeks after SS09, I visited her as well. I got to see her awesome dye studio, and went on a bit of a personal shopping spree.

More pictures in both my Ravelry, and Flickr.

I also just received some of the cutest beads ever from an ex-local (she just moved) Etsy seller. I ordered these specially for stitch markers, and I think they’re perfect.

Currently available in the store – I have a few sets, so message me if you don’t see them!