Omega Shawl - Finished!

After I finished up my test knit I concentrated on this shawl again.  I had finished up the body and cast on for the edging.  I had to rip it out and start over again because I had forgotten to count the stitches after the pick up to determine how many repeats I could do, and how many plain rows at the beginning and end I needed to do.  Once I got started again it actually went very quickly.  I like how the yellow changed the expression of the colors in the body of the shawl, drawing out the yellow and playing down the green.

Pattern:  Boomerang Shawl (Improvised)

Yarn:  Alcidina Momentum and Sundara Yarns Extra Fine Fingering Merino

Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)

 

Omega Shawl - Body Finished, Border Started

 

With the return to office three days a week I had to have a simple project for work knitting so I took this one and quickly finished up the body.  It then sat around with the border skein until last night.  I had finished up a clue on my test knit and it was too dark to take a photo and I needed something to knit so I grabbed this and started the border.  Unfortunately it was too dark to get a picture of the body before I started and I hadn’t taken one before.

Pattern:  Boomerang Shawl (Improvised)

Yarn:  Alcidina Momentum and Sundara Yarns Extra Fine Fingering Merino

Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)

Omega Shawl - Cast On

 

On June 21 I started going back into the office.  Actually, I started going back in on June 22.  I have to work in the office three days a week now.  Originally I was going to do Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but I changed my days to Monday, Tuesday and Friday.  I don’t like being away from Jasmine, my 21 year old cat too many days in a row.  Working from home has been great from so many perspectives, but especially being able to look after Jasmine.  She had a pretty severe stroke a year ago and we didn’t think she would make it, but she did, and she is still going.  She hasn’t given up on life, so we haven’t given up on her.

Anyway, heading back in to the office meant that I needed a stupidly simple knit for my work bag.  This is the last skein of the Alcidina yarn in my stash, so it is fitting that this colorway is called Omega.  This is just a simple garter stitch boomerang shawl.  I am enjoying the colors.  I still need to decide on a border color, but there is plenty of time for that.

Pattern:  Boomerang Shawl (Improvised)

Yarn:  Alcidina Momentum

Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)