It may not be obvious yet but this is going to be a shawl. It already started out as a shawl once and I frogged it. The pattern and the yarn and the needles and I weren't getting along so well.
The 1st pattern was Evelyn Clark's "Estonian Garden". Pretty pattern and I think it would have been okay to do but I couldn't count and keep the yarn on the needles at the same time so I'm going to try a different pattern. It's Michaela Behrends' "Upstairs Shawl" and it's free on Ravelry. It is less frou frou and more straight forward much like 2nd DDIL who this will be either a birthday (December) or Christmas gift (well, you know, also December, I'll either get it done on time or not. Deadline's basically the same). She has a black dressy dress and I hope this will be a pretty color to accent that.
Yes, it's lace weight and yes, I'm probably nuts and yes, I think that was mostly my problem with the 1st pattern. Just anxious to try something new though, don't ya know! :)
The yarn is as soft as Teddy.
And here he is taking his afternoon nap in the sun. Aren't cat naps wonderful....wouldn't it be nice if we all could take them? sigh
