Progress

I have made some progress on the Icarus shawl.  Here is a closeup of the center line.  The white thread is a lifeline that I put in at the end of chart 1.  I have now finished chart 2, so I put in another lifeline which is really difficult to see.  What's left?  Chart 3 (16 rows), chart 4 (24 rows) and 4 rows of finishing and cast off.  That does not seem like much until you see how many stitches there are in each row.  I do feel like I can do this now though.  I just need to keep slogging on.

Here is a photo of the whole shawl.  It does not look too impressive on the needles, but that will change once it's blocked.  Or at least I hope it will.

What else am I working on?  Socks, of course.  I currently have two pairs of socks on the needles.  The first is Austermann Step yarn, knit on US 2 (2.75mm) bamboo needles.  I have finished the first sock and  have turned the heel on the second sock.  These are simple top down socks with a heel flap.

The next pair of socks is Indulgence yarn that I got on sale.  The colors are kind of crazy, but I like them.  I'm going to call these my Easter socks, because the colors are very much like Easter eggs colors.  These socks are knit on US 2 (2.75mm) bamboo needles, too, but I am going to try to do an afterthought heel on these.  I have never done this heel before, but I thought it would be good not to interrupt the sequence of the stripes.  I'll let you know how it goes.

And last but not least, here is Oscar, my retired greyhound.  We had just come in from playing squeaky ball which is his favorite thing to do.  Oscar had run and run in the backyard, so it was time to rest, and resting is what greyhounds do best.