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I started a new project yesterday that is for me.  I have officially left the pink phase of knitting and am back to my kind of colors.  This yellow reminds me of golden wheat fields and sunshine.  I'm trying my best to not wish away summer and stay in the moment.  

My future daughter in law picked out the lace weight wool for her wedding shawl and I'm excited to start that project.  The yarn should arrive over the weekend.  She loved my citron shawl, I'm super lucky I get to knit that pattern again.  

Sometime this week I need to do a deep stash dive into my yarns for my nephew's baby to be.  Wedding knitting and baby knitting together is a double blessing.

What are you working on this week?

Comments

  1. AnonymousJuly 8, 2020 at 8:14 AM

    That's a lovely color! And wedding and baby knitting... so much fun!
    I'm still working on getting my knitting mojo back. I started a hat. That should do the trick...

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  2. JuliannJuly 8, 2020 at 8:42 AM

    That color is beautiful!

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  3. BonnyJuly 8, 2020 at 8:46 AM

    That color makes me think of wheat fields also; it is lovely! I'm looking forward to wedding and baby knitting making appearances soon!

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  4. AsKatKnitsJuly 8, 2020 at 10:30 AM

    How fun to be knitting for a soon-to-be-daughter! :)

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  5. Caffeine GirlJuly 8, 2020 at 10:55 AM

    The Juliet shawl is really gorgeous.
    I think it's sweet that the bride wants her future MIL to knit for her!

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  6. VeraJuly 8, 2020 at 12:59 PM

    Beautiful yarn and fun projects ahead. I'm guilty of kind of wishing summer away already....not trying to make time fly but gosh! I hate the humidity...

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  7. LeftycrafterJuly 8, 2020 at 4:16 PM

    Your wedding and baby knitting sounds like fun.

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  8. CathieJJuly 8, 2020 at 7:18 PM

    Oh, enjoy all that purposeful knitting. A wedding and a baby, what could be better?!

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  9. stephJuly 8, 2020 at 8:38 PM

    what joy!!! babies...weddings!!!! and knitting for each. wonderful!!!

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  10. mamasmercantileJuly 9, 2020 at 9:05 AM

    How exciting the joy, babies and wedding it doesn't get any better...

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  11. Jeannie Gray KnitsJuly 9, 2020 at 4:07 PM

    You just have the best taste! I love both the color you are using and the design. Have fun wedding and baby knitting!

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  12. kathy bJuly 9, 2020 at 4:08 PM

    Lucky Bride, Lucky baby!!! Not just for the knitting but they get YOU!

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  13. MeredithJuly 9, 2020 at 7:22 PM

    You are going to be so busy with wonderful and happy projects. Love the color of that beautiful yarn.

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  14. sustainablemumJuly 11, 2020 at 3:33 PM

    Such wonderful projects you have lined up Karen, wedding knitting and for a baby. I do hope they give you hours of pleasure to knit and are well received by the recipients.

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  15. MaryJuly 12, 2020 at 3:04 PM

    oh, a double blessing for sure! ... and you just helped me realize I'll be doing that myself ... knitting a baby blanket right now and I'll be starting an afghan for my soon-to-be married niece in a couple of days. aren't we lucky!

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  16. StefanieJuly 13, 2020 at 6:22 PM

    That looks like a pretty thick laceweight and it's a great color. I can't believe we are about mid-July now. Summer is rolling by fast. Can't wait to see what your future DIL picked out.

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  17. JaneJuly 13, 2020 at 8:30 PM

    Knitters are so fortunate that we can celebrate the big and small events in life with knitting projects. That yarn does look like wheat fields. The shawl is going to be another pretty one. Great summer knitting. I am knitting a little Christmas tree mitten ornament for Norah. I made them for her brothers three years ago.

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