Knit Diary

I finished my peacock feathers shawl. I used the yarn called for in the pattern, the Jaggerspun Zephyr in sable. I love this pattern, but I wasn't too thrilled with the finished shawl. My gauge was so off! The final measurments of the shawl is 98' across and 55" from top to tip. It's about 10" longer than the pattern says. I used US 3 addi naturas (which is smaller than the US4 needled called for in the pattern) but I guess I'm a loose knitter. Here are some photos:

I'm 5'6" tall -- see how there's about 8" hanging from my hand.

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Here's Irvine's sky around 5:40PM today.

The clouds are starting to break up after looking like rain all day. It's been yucky hot and humid today.

I finished my Peacock Feathers Shawl on Tuesday. I haven't had time to get a picture of it on, yet. Here it is blocking.

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(Ok, this is the obligatory blog entry title for anyone knitting the Peacock Feathers Shawl. Just at "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" is for anyone knitting a Diamond Fantasy Shawl)

Yay! I started the final edging chart for the shawl. It's slow going right now and taking me an hour to complete one row of the pattern (including the purl/wrongside row). Gah! I've been trying to knit at least two rows each night. I had to really haul ass last night because I needed to finish my two rows before Project Runway -- I can't knit lace while watching that show. Oh so sad to see that Malan from Taiwan is gone....

I hope to finish and block by the end of this weekend.

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I joined the Saturday Sky project, started by Sandy at Sandy's Knitting. So here's my entry: Saturday Sky in Irvine, California.

I also thought I'd share my morning with you. Most Saturdays, you can find me at the farmers' market by UC Irvine


Corn, roasted or popped...

Flower Stand

Fruit and Veg


The experts who run the nectarine stand told me that the freckles in the nectarines are caused by the sugar in the fruit, so if you are looking for sweet, pick the freckled fruit. The top photo shows cherries, figs, blueberries and blackberries.

I brought home organic lettuce foursome: green leaf, red leaf, romaine and a what looks to be a cross between romaine and red leaf lettuce. All washed and ready to eat!

The Chinese vegetable stand. The top photo shows (left to right) Crown Daisy Garland Chrysanthemum, Pea Tips (Snow pea leaves), and Bok Choy. I'm not sure how you prepare the Chrysanthemum or Pea Tips.

They also have craft booths (mostly junky stuff in my opinion) but this booth is an exception. This is Pacific and Rose. The lady who runs this stand designs wood blocks and has the cloth hand printed in India, which she then makes into aprons, bags, scarves, tablecloth, napkins, etc. Just beautiful.


There are the wood blocks in the center of the table.

Hope everyone has a safe and happy Fourth. I'm looking forward to seeing the other Saturday Skies.

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