Cleaning My Queue

Over on the Doubleknit podcast group Erin and I are hosting a KAL called Spring Clean Your Queue. The idea originally was to get inspired to knit things that have been in your queue since last year or longer. I have items that date all the way back to 2007. The KAL has morphed into a reassessment of all those patterns sitting there waiting to be knit. I deleted so much I was able to cut my queue down from eight pages to three. The Medusa shawl I just finished came off of there. It was originally queued in June 2011.

Now I'm working on Brickless by Martina Behm. I queued it when it was first released in 2012. Then deleted it. Then put it back in October. I'm using some Hazel Knits Lively DK in Jam Session that I got at one of the trunk shows we've had at the shop. I only recently got it into my Ravelry stash so I don't know which year I bought it. This is a lovely nearly mindless knit that is still interesting enough to keep me from nodding off while I knit.

Medusa

Pattern: Medusa by Amanda Muscha
Yarn: Dream in Color Jilly in Fortune*
Needles: US7 Addi Long-Tip Lace Clicks
Notes: I knit the shawl as written for the stockinette and lace version. The stitch pattern is simple but it is patterned on both the right and wrong side rows so it's not exactly a mindless knit. The effect is cool though.


*This yarn was given to me for review on the Doubleknit podcast by the company.