I’ve been so busy knitting lately that I haven’t had a chance to update the blog for much too long. There are a few WIPs and even completed items to share. First up is the Call of the Sirens stole. It’s my own design, knit out of one skein of Sappho from the Sanguine Gryphon. The colour is I cannot work the loom, and it’s knit on 4.5 mm needles.
The Call of the Sirens lace stole draws on the Greek myths about the Sirens. The Sirens’ calls could bewitch sailors to make them forget who they were and and where they were going. Often the Sirens caused them to forget to navigate their ships and the ships would be wrecked against the rocky shore.
The edging of the stole show the waves, followed by the rocky shoreline. The center portion of the stole represents the braided hair of the beautiful Sirens.
I have also started a cardigan in Ebenholz Wollmeise 100% superwash. I’ve gotten a bit further than the picture shows, but my needles were confiscated by an overzealous airport security guard in Geneva, so I have to get replacement needles before I can continue. Right now it’s a mess of live stitches, and of course all my stitchmarkers are loose in the project bag. Oh well, these things happen.
Aside from that I have the next Mystic KAL project on my needles, and about 80% completed. I don’t want to say too much about it, but the knitalong will happen sometime in September. The yarn is Sappho in Honey Nor Bee, from the Sanguine Gryphon – rich shades of burgundy. It looks lovely, but of course I have no pictures to share at this time.
And finally I’ve been working on another lace scarf/wrap in Rust coloured Tencel 5/2 from Yarntopia Treasures. It’s knit diagonally, which makes the drape different from the other lace project. It’s a fun knit, and should be finished reasonably soon.
So between the knitting and the Mystic Air KAL starting today, I’m certainly keeping busy. There are lots of new ideas for exciting projects for the summer and the fall, and I can’t wait to get started on those too. 
