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I've uploaded my Carson Throw pattern!

All of you who were subscribers to my 3rd year of 7 Small Shawls (Home is Where the Heart Is) will already have gotten it as an update to your eBook. It's a bonus!

It's warm and snuggly.

The slipped stitch pattern makes it extra thick.

My sample is knit with 5 colors of Ecological Wool from Cascade, and 1 shade of Eco+.

The Edging has an openwork lattice pattern.

The pattern has a formula for working with your own colors,

or you can follow the specific instructions to knit the sample as shown.

The finished product is a whopping 86 inches in diameter, big enough even for Mr. Romi! And the formula will allow you to make your own up to a 94 inch diameter. It's a big hit at our house!

blocked

My admission for today: shawl number four in my Home is Where the Heart Is eBook subscription was all through test knitting before the sample I knit was blocked. This is because I didn't feel like weaving in the ends. (Ask Jeanne about weaving in ends; she'll give you a few choice words, I'm sure!)

But now it's blocked. And I love it. It's really rather giant, and it's made of Solemate from Lorna's Laces, which contains Outlast. (Kits here!) I think it looks kind of like an art installation in this picture. :)

I'm busy creating a diagram you can print and color in to choose your colors. All the photos are taken, and I can't wait to release it!!!

Back to work with me....

of leaf and wave

Cushy garter stitch.

Picots.

Waves.

Stripes.

 A feast for the senses.

Being test knit right now.
 
The second shawl from my "Home is Where the Heart Is" eBook.
 
I know many of you have been to the area inspired by this design.

Terry said it first in my Ravelry forum: "Looks like Lake Tahoe to me…"

Sweet Georgia yarn, available from Jimmy Beans! Pattern coming soon!

pique peak peek

Sneaky peeks.

Of yarny goodness from Sweet Georgia via Jimmy Beans.

Of a little leaf.

Of some picots.

And some yummy

cushy garter stitch.

Relaxing knitting is happening here.

And there's still more fun to come!

Home is Where the Heart Is, pattern #2!