And Now Back to...KNITTING

I haven't been posting a lot about my knitting. Unfortunately, I haven't even been knitting much. I've had a flare up carpal tunnel syndrome or some such annoying hand/wrist/arm pain. But after religiously wearing the immobilizing brace at night for a week or so, I'm back in it. Last night I finished this scarf I have been working on for a while. I think I will block it, but it looks pretty good even without it and I wore it to work today.

I designed this simple pattern myself. I used some amazing sock yarn that I bought at Stitch-n-Pitch a few months ago. But, I'm not much of a sock knitter and I couldn't bear to hide this soft and lovely fiber on my feet. It's Pagewood Farm's Alyeska, a sock blend of merino superwash, cashmere and nylon (80/10/10).

I also have finished the other scarf I designed, so I'll be posting those 2 patterns soon. The pink zig-zag scarf turned out cute, but really too scratchy for wearing against bare skin. I will have to try my first-ever design with another yarn sometime soon.

I'm also working on a prayer shawl that I am trying desperately to get off the needles. I'm so close, but every row is longer and longer and it is getting harder and harder to work on it in the tiny bits of time that I manage to find for knitting. The pattern is nice, but the yarn is boucle and not fun to work with. I will be happy when it's done.And tonight, I wound up this lovely ball of Noro Iro. I wonder what's next?