Socks and Shawls oh my.

The swallowtail shawl (pictured here) is going again, as you can see. I stopped again to work on the Top Secret Mother's Day Present, but that is finished so its back to Auntie Donna socks and the Swallowtail. The shawl has been ripped once already (it was once long ago the MS3 shawl but I wasn't a fan of the second half of the shawl so rrrrip.



This is the Auntie Donna socks, the first sock is now done, the second sock is awaiting it's start (sorry the picture is old but whatever). Again they got stalled for mothers day (that project just needs to be blocked and then it should be ready). I'm happy to be going back to socks and shawls but the urge to cast on is strong, seriously, but I want to finish more things before I start another big project. Getting job has significantly changed my ability to knit and my time so I'm sure the summer will prove to be a slower time in Sadieville knitting. Sad I know. But so it goes.

Shaped Triangle Shawl from A Gathering Of Lace

I'm using some Alpaca from a local Alpaca farm that I got at the Golden Willow. It's an insanely goregous black grey (the camera really doesn't catch the greatness) 80% alpaca/20% merino. Mom got me it for my birthday. Now only will it keep me warm when i am cold but it also helps support local alpaca farmers (which I am more than all about).
The pattern itself is complex, but as this is my second shawl pattern (two Tuscany's before this is all the shawl experiance i have) I'm taking it slow and double checking everything. But seriously this yarn is a treat for me it's so lush i find myself just petting it. *love love*