WIP Wednesday: Week 31

Soooo... apparently I only post WIP posts once a month now? :-P At least that means you're pretty sure to see heaps of change between each post!

Very shortly after my last post, I finished the Rainbow Elfe I was working on. I love the way it turned out, but actually haven't worn it "for real" yet, due to the heatwave we're currently having. Ah well - it'll keep till autumn.

I've also finally finished the Snowmelt shawl. It was originally designed as a 2 colour shawl, but I had a long gradient yarn I wanted to use for it. I absolutely LOVE it! I added about 20 extra rows to use up all my yarn, and ended up with less than 20 meters remaining - score! It's a cotton blend and thus not quite as warm as it could've been, so I've actually already used it a few times. It'll come in VERY handy once it cools down a bit.

Getting those two things off the needles really prompted my startitis (because why finish other WIPs when you can cast on something new and shiny instead?! :-D) and this past week I've cast on two new shawls.

First I started the "Closer to You" shawl using a merino/possum blend I bought in New Zealand. It's nice and soft but FAR too warm to work with these days, so I didn't get very far at all, before I had to put it aside.
Instead I cast on for the "Goldfish Memory" wrap that I've been eyeing for quite awhile. I finally decided on which colours I wanted to use for it (all from my stash - go me :-D ) and got them wound over the weekend. These are all fingering weight merino or merino/bamboo blends, so much nicer to work with in this heat. I haven't gotten very far on it yet, but am loving the knit. I'm two rows away from starting pattern section 4 where I get to add the third colour! :D

I've only done a tiny bit of sock-knitting over the past month, but at least I got the first blue Kinda Magic sock done - so now I have a fraternal pair!