Yarn Challenge - FO

I entered my project in the Yarn Challenge at Soper Creek Yarn.  It's from Graphic Knits by Alexis Winslow, a fantastic book with many projects I plan to knit.  This one is the Tanager Shrug.  I used the assigned yarn (Estelle Eco Andean DK), and love how it turned out.

Here's the photo from the shop window (number is my entry number, not placement number).  I didn't win, but as mentioned in a previous post that's not really the point for me.  I loved participating, voting, and the challenge of creating a project with a specific yarn and colourway.

The winning entries are on the Soper Creek Yarn blog, as are all of the other entries.  Check them out!

under construction

I am knitting a shrug, Tanager Shrug from Graphic Knits, that has an unusual (to me) construction.  It's knit in one piece, with a rectangular back and triangular points that grow from the back.  These triangles get folded over and sewn to become the 'sides'.  I am trusting the pattern and the schematic, and hope that it works.

I will have a lot of edging to pick up when I'm done the body - mindless tv knitting, here we come!