KnittingNutter

We're back from our vacation at the cabin. Weather was wonderful and it was super relaxing. Now all I need is the telephone line, so I can check out your knitting blogs more regularly and an antenna for the TV and it'll be home from home.

And boy have I been knitting. First, I finished the shawl, but I haven't blocked it yet. Blocking this delicate shriveled up mass of lace is rather daunting so I will do it in my own time. Hopefully soon.

In the meantime, I have worked the back and the two front panels of the cardigan for my niece. They don't look very exciting, just pink st st pieces, so I didn't think you'd be too interested in seeing those.

My biggest accomplishment is the shawl for my mother. It was really frustrating getting it going, frogged about four times before I got it right, but now I'm truly on my way.

It's a rectangular shawl with buttons down the lower fronts, so that she can also wear it as a poncho. And, unlike the last project I "made up", I'm writing down the instructions this time. So, if you want the pattern, let me know and I'll e-mail it to you.

Boy do I feel out of the loop. I love the cabin and we have spent the better part of August up there, but we have no phone. And no phone, means no modem. And no modem means no Internet. Horror! I hear you gasping!

So now it`s time for me to catch up on all of your progress and to tell you about mine. I have no photos as hubby has the camera and he`s still at the cabin, so you`ll have to wait.

First, I finished all the pieces for my niece`s cardigan. I don`t think I`ll knit this again. It`s lovely, but way too much st st for my liking. The only interesting part was the intarsia pockets.

I`m halfway through the combined shawl poncho for my mother and I`ve written up the pattern. You can find it here.

And I`ve just started on the Norwegian cardigan for myself - yippee: a cardigan for me.