5.29.2015

22.5 degrees & love

Goodness it's been a while, hey? Did you miss me? haha it's ok if you didn't. ;) I can hardly believe we are just about to embark into June! Where on earth has the time gone? The last few months have been full for us and we are preparing for a busy summer. The Mr. is going away on course for 5 months, and we'll have to say our goodbye's half way through summer. And so we are planning on some important family time in the meantime.

Speaking of family, my amazing OMA has traveled across Canada for a visit! say what?! I'm very glad that long-life genetics are on my side! Oma is 97 and still enjoying every bit of life. So amazing.


She has so many stories to tell, her memories are full. It's lovely! I will be spending much of the weekend with her, and I'm really looking forward to it!

Oma actually was one of the first people in my life to teach me to knit. Up until last year, she was still knitting! Remember this beautiful blanket she made for one of her great grandchildren? Such a special gift.

So of course, I really couldn't let her go home from this amazing visit without a knitterly gift. Oma is loving the variegated yarns, as they are still new to her. I let her choose from some of my favorites in my stash, and she settled on Miss Babs Tarte. The colorway is Berlin.



Gorgeous, isn't it?  I ended up deciding on knitting up Martina Behm's 22.5 degree shawl. I am so glad I did! I absolutely loved knitting this up! In fact, I enjoyed every stitch so much that I'm feeling I'll need to order more Miss Babs! I used a 3.25mm for this project.



I really love the construction of this shawl. So incredibly simple and soothing. Like much of Martina's patterns, I imagine! I was able to use up the entire skein, thanks to Martina's formulas for adapting different yardages to her patterns. Love it!



From start to finish, this only took me a week. I still managed to knit up work knitting as well! It was such a lovely knit, I hardly noticed the extra hours of knitting time put in.

This yarn also drapes like a dream. I so, so love it! The scallop edge is a nice, dainty little feature. Really so sweet! When I saw Oma last week, I was wearing my hitchhiker. She kept commenting on the variegated yarn, and just loving it in the garter stitch. I knew I couldn't go wrong with another pattern from Martina. I had chosen 22.5 degrees so that Oma would have the option of wrapping it around her shoulders like a more traditional way of wearing a shawl, should she choose to.



I certainly plan on ordering more yarn to make one for myself!  I'm looking forward to giving this to her tonight. xo

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9 comments:

  1. Gosh, that is truly gorgeous. I want to knit one just like it. Enjoy your special time together!

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    1. Thank you Amy! I really need to order more of the miss babs so I can have another that's similar to Oma's. :) xo

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  2. Ohhhh it turned out gorgeous Becca! What a special gift!

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  3. You are blessed to have your Oma. I want to see pics of the shawl on her!

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    1. So very blessed. We sure try to take every opportunity to enjoy her company while we can. I certainly hope to take some pics of her with her shawl before she leaves this week! xo

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  4. Oops, I totally left a comment using Brett's account! As I was saying...

    The shawl looks beautiful!! What a perfect pattern to display and show off all that variegated yumminess!! Your Oma must be so proud! ♥

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    1. The look on Oma's face was so worth it, Melissa! I adore that she loves it so much! xo

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