Advent

As usual, the last month of the year goes over the fastest. We just lit the first candle on our Advent-wreath (bought, not home made I should say) and now it's only a day left before we leave for India!

Maybe it's my German heritage that makes me appreciate all things Christmas so much, no matter if it is Glühwein, Christmas Markets, or baking cookies. But the funny thing is that I really enjoy it in the weeks before Christmas and the actual Christmas celebration usually results in a lot of stress and I actually like it less. In any case, I managed to tick most things off the list before leaving so for now I've already done all of the above plus a lot singing of Christmas carols with my choir and various dinners with friends and family.

But now I'm looking forward to almost a month of travelling, doing something completely different from what I would normally do this time of the year. 

Unilintu II

Inspired by the green I saw all around when we were spending a weekend in the Belgian Ardennes back in September, I started knitting a second Unilintu because I liked the pattern so much! This time I chose a heavier yarn and bigger needles because the lace yarn in my previous project was not exactly my favourite to knit with. I also wanted a proper warm shawl for the winter and I think that's what I got.

I added the border with grey yarn of a similar quality because I ran out of green and I like the contrast. I found the pattern as part of the "shawl en mousse et vagues" (available in French and English) and it was very easy to just add it to the Unilintu pattern. I'm starting to appreciate the simplicity of shawls which you can almost put together like lego bricks.

It's actually a Christmas gift (but I'm not saying yet for whom it is) so I will not be able to enjoy it for long but I hope the recipient will appreciate it as much as I do!

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Pattern: A combination of "Unilintu" by Luminen and the border of "Shawl en mousse et vagues" by stipa and alpaga

Yarn: Not quite sure but probably "Sia" by Limbažu Tīne