Traditional Danish Tie Shawl

Well I suppose you all have been wondering what I have been up to. I am still going thru my huge stash and collection of UFO's from the store. In 2001 I went on the Nautical Knitters Knitting Cruise of the Balkins. In a day trip to Tallin Estonia I bought a huge skein of indigo dyed two ply sock weight 100% Estonian Wool handspun yarn.

This shawl was inspired by an article in SpinOff Magazine Spring 2008. The shawl wraps around your body and ties around your waist. Tie Shawls like this are common attire for women at work in Denmark, Germany and other European Countries. The picture on page 76 shows a woman wearing this shawl working in a market. I love wearing this shawl. It provides warmth over the shoulders and ties so that it does not slide off you and the tails are not falling into your work. The knitting is mindless, with knitting every row and increasing 6 stitches every other row. I did not crochet the edge as shown in the article. I cast off with an icord edge which worked well for the ties too.

The Day After Full of HOPE for the New World

Knitting on election eve. Booties for Kim while watching the returns come in. Knitting hope for the future. Booties for a new baby to be born into this new world. I am full of hope for the future.

Tom and I were out for two days before the election going door to door for the Get Out The Vote for Obama. We are thrilled with the outcome. The network to get out the vote was so amazing. So Many people working so hard to make this happen. We hope that the Obama Folks use this network to bring about the changes we need in out country.


Finish up the bootie this morning. Later I will go outside and work on putting my garden to sleep for the winter. It is a beautiful day here in W.PA.