Recently I finished another knitting project.  I started this knit wrap earlier in the spring.  The wrap combines rows of knit stitches and then rows of lace using a solid color and a variegated color yarn.  I am really pleased with how it turned out.

I was also able to get some photos of it when my roses in the back yard were in full bloom – I thought the colors of the wrap looked pretty against the roses.

This wrap is a rectangle shape – it measures approximately 70 inches long and 16 inches wide.  I like the versatility of this accessory as it can be worn a variety of ways as a wrap and you can also wear it doubled around and ends tucked in for a scarf.

The yarn I used for this knitting project was Caron Simply Soft for the solid color turquoise and the multi colored yarn was from Hobby Lobby – I Love This Yarn in a color called Kaleidoscope.  I love the vibrant colors in the Kaleidoscope yarn.  Both yarns are easy to work with and very soft worsted weight yarns.   I love working Caron Simply Soft and have made many projects with that yarn – it is also washable.

I have plans to design other projects using the same idea of combining the garter and lace rows. I currently have plans to knit a sweater next.  I also think it is fun to combine a solid color yarn with a variegated coordinating yarn.   The pattern for the wrap above is now available in my etsy shop or on craftsy if you are interested in knitting this fun wrap.

Currently I am working on a lace wrap that had become a UFO – Unfinished Object.  I started this wrap last July or August as I wrote down summer of 2013 on the pattern.  It is a pattern from Noro Knitting Magazine from spring-summer 2013.  I really like the wrap but it is knit on size 4 needles and the yarn is like working with dmc floss – it is very fine.  The yarn is Noro Sekku and is a blend of cotton, wool, nylon and silk.  I think I bought it a couple of years ago on sale at my local yarn shop.  Below is a photo of my progress – I have knit about two or three inches since this past Sunday night.  I am determined to complete this by the end of this summer.

What are you currently working on?  I am also going to be starting another shawl with a pattern I recently bought from Knit Picks.  It is called My Cat Stole My Heart – it is a beautiful lacy shawl.  My friend Karen and I are going to do our own KAL – Knit Along – using this pattern.

Have a great day!

Kimberlee