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My Frostline is finished and blocking. Earlier this week, The Plucky Knitter advised that rather than full immersion blocking, her yarns should be blocked using a spray bottle and patted out rather than aggressively pinned. So I used my handheld steamer (the blotchy places are not color flaws, but places where the steamer spit out a bit of water, leaving those areas wet and darker), but pinned to get the lace points in place.

It’s big and I’m delighted with it. Even though it’s summer, I’m going to turn on the air conditioning and wrap Frostline around my neck.

Antarktis is turning out to be a really fun knit. I love watching the mesh pattern emerge.

I’ve finished the first section of the pattern, which is about one-third of the scarf. The pattern says to expect a lot of growth during blocking. I’m going that’s true in my case, as this is going to be the smallest scarf of all time is it doesn’t.

Here I am, a little bit sleepy,with this week’s trip knitting. The orange bit in back is my Frostline, knit in Plucky Bello worsted. I’ve just started the third color, Dandy Lion.

The pale blue is my Antarktis shawl, which is my Elliebelly KAL project. And the green is my long-languishing Vodka Lemonade sweater. My flight is boarding, my knitting is ready, so I’m off!

Today it’s Olivia in my brand new knitting bag from the Silver Shed. Hoping to make some serious progress on miles of fisherman’s rib.

Today is take a picture Tuesday over on the Elliebelly group on ravelry, with special yarn gifts for random posters, to celebrate Hanukkah. I'm working on my Olivia wrap. Hope you will take a few minutes to post your picture on the Ravelry today as well!

This is Olivia in progress on a rather turbulent plane ride from Washington to Atlanta. I am coming to love Fisherman’s Rib although I struggled with it at first. Several more inches of it to go.

More work on the Irish Hiking Scarf I’m knitting my youngest for Christmas. I’m about halfway there.