It's Done!!!

My Tweedle Dee shawl in Moda Dea Tweedle Dee in the Blue Heather colorway is finished! I finished it last night, but was too tired to post the pictures. Also, my internet has been flakey, and we can't figure out why. It works fine if you are hard-wired into the modem, but not when connected to either the new or old wireless router. Considering that my computer is upstairs, I am stuck sharing the downstairs computer.

The shawl took four skeins instead of the five I had planned, so now I have to figure out what to do with the fifth skein. No rush. It can sit in my stash until I am good and ready. I was thinking of making an afghan out of all the remnant yarn left over from the projects I have been doing. I made four scarves for Christmas and this shawl, plus odds and ends from projects I can't remember anymore. I have a terrible memory. I remember when I hold the leftover yarn or the project, but when I have neither, I forget. That's one of the reasons for this blog, a written memory.

I have already gotten back to the project I put aside for Christmas projects: The Special Effects bag in the Jan/Feb 2008 Crochet Today (pg 8-10). I think I will need to make a change to how the pieces are put together, so that the tote is actually useful. This first bag is in the black and white Red Heart Super Saver yarn as suggested, but I may make another one in different yarns.

I know there are yarn snobs out there who wouldn't use Red Heart, but the yarn is actually working well for this project. I am picky about my yarn for garments, but accessories can be made out of whatever yarn suits the project. Plus it was a cheap project - just two skeins of Red Heart!