Knitting Dragonflies

I have been knitting, but not blogging for quite a while now. I’m getting organized and back into blogging. Colder weather is here and it is time to get the needles out. I decided that I would start by dragging out all of my unfinished projects and take stock & decide which ones I’ll frog or finish. I’ve had a sweater on the back burner for years, I’m not happy with how the pattern was turning out and you know how that can stall a knitter. So I’m determined to be ruthless and not knit, (well not start anything big) until all of my UFO’s (unfinished objects) are taken care of one way or another! If there are any other knitters out there that would like to join me leave a comment! Next post will be a ruthless inventory (I hope) of what I’ve got going on.

http://publicdelivery.org/dave-cole-knitting-machine-mass-moca/ Above photo is from   Arjen Noordeman In 2005,  MASS MoCA  (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) presented a monumental and uniquely American sculptural installation by Dave Cole. Cole’s project  The Knitting Machine  comprised two excavators specially fitted with massive 20′ knitting needles which produced an oversized American flag, which can be seen as both a celebratory gesture of pride and a commentary on America’s role in world affairs. When the flag was removed from The Knitting Machine it was folded into the traditional flag triangle and was on display in a presentation case which Cole described as  slightly smaller than a Volkswagen Beetle , accompanied by the 20′ knitting needles, and a video of the knitting process. There is a video of this also  http://publicdelivery.org/dave-cole-knitting-machine-mass-moca/#arve-load-video If you are interested in smaller American Flag patterns I've lin

Working on the shawl pattern arlequin shawl (free pattern). Love the pattern. I started with 3 skeins, 100% wool yarn & hand dyed them. I decided it needs two more.  I'm not sure if these all go together. The one on the far left is not what I had in mind, it got muddy while dyeing, now I'm undecided.  I'm working in each skein with several rows of colors to make the transition/ gradient look effect.  Any suggestions? I'm trying to decide if I need to try to dye another skein up. Thanks for any thoughts!