I do love this shawl!
Next, I will show you Vika -- the pullover, not the tennis player (yes, both Serena and Vika are tennis players, as well as a shawl and a pullover. lol!). I've finished the back of Vika and have started the front.
I love knitting cables, and these simpler cables are good practice for improving my cabling! Vika is a Brooklyn Tweed pattern by Veronik Avery from the BT Fall 2016 collection. I'm using the color of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter shown on the female model, Meteorite. I love all the flecks of color in the yarn!
We've been having a fairly quiet fall, very pleasant. Didn't go to Rhinebeck this year, sadly, but that's ok -- it was fun to see all the pictures on Instagram this weekend. Btw, if you don't do Instagram, you should! I love it! I'm margaretsamplerlover there if you are interested.
Thanks for stopping by and saying hi. Hope everyone has a lovely week.
Your knitting always blows me away!
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Lauren
Your shawl is absolutely gorgeous Margaret, and I love the dusty rose colour too. Great shot of Mia with her boy.
ReplyDeleteThat Serena shawl! SWOON!! wOw! LOVELY!
ReplyDeleteA-m-a-z-I-n-g shawl!!!! How beautiful and utterly brilliant your knitting is!
ReplyDeleteLove both knits -- and now I know how you choose your patterns...by their names and the relation to tennis - lol. Mia is too cute. Is she going to start a musical career? Sorry you didn't get to Rhinebeck - I bet it was a gorgeous weekend up there!
ReplyDeleteSerena is beautiful and Vika will be just as lovely...
ReplyDeletethat bass is such a gorgeous instrument ! Miss Mia is a gorgeous accessory too!
ReplyDeleteLove your finished and blocked Serena - very nice work ! OH MY that Vika by BT is wonderful. You know I have a special love of rustic tweeds, especially in the fall.
Sorry you didn't make Rhinebeck this year but I know it's a real chore getting in and out and so forth. Cheers! have a great week - Mel
That shawl does look fabulous. As does your new piece. We're having a mini-heat wave here, but the time for those woolens is drawing near. BTW, will you be doing the Agassi and McEnroe next?
ReplyDeleteMargaret, your knitting is so gorgeous. I love that Serena shawl -- so pretty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shawl. Mia looks like she is happy your son is home
ReplyDeleteOh, that shawl is stunning, Margaret--makes me want to learn to knit more than ever :) And your Vika sweater is looking amazing as well. Sure wish you lived next door and could teach me how to knit like you do :)
ReplyDeleteOh Margaret, the knitting...THE KNITTING!!! It is spectacular! Swoon!
ReplyDeleteLove the shawl and that pullover will be lovely. That picture of Mia and her boy is so cute!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful shawl Margaret. You've really got the knitting bug these days. When I was teaching it was tradition for me to begin knitting a new garment when the school went back in August - choosing the pattern and the wool was so much fun.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love your shawl! You have a nice collection of newish knits for fall and winter. Are you cabling without needles? I can't quite get used to that and tend to prefer using a cable needle.
ReplyDeleteWhat's your son up to these days? I'm sure Mia is so happy he's home as are you!
Lovely shawl, Margaret - such a pretty soft colour. Wonderful cabling. Love the pic of your son and Mia.
ReplyDeleteFunny Mia and the bass! What a pretty shawl you made.
ReplyDeleteFunny to read that this pullover and the shawl have the names of tennis players.
ReplyDeleteSerena is such a wonderful shawl, so great to look at the pattern and the colour. And Vika will be a great pullover for the next winter.