Design duty... & challenges.......

I am designing a new pattern, but the knitting is taking some time.  When you knit your own prototypes, you are controlled by your own speed and physical shortcomings. That said, I am making progress on the current project and thought I would post a few pictures.

I am also engaging in some on-line classes & challenges to enhance my skills, so that I may continue to develop as a designer.  I recently took part in a challenge sponsored by ArohaKnits to make 5 shawls in 5 days.  They were mini-shawls (swatches) to explore shawl construction for folks who want to either knit shawls or design them.  I had fund diving into my yarn stash to select the yarns I wanted to use.  I decided to use some handspun yarn that I purchased several years back.  I think they came out pretty nicely.  Five popular shapes & a bonus for the weekend.

From the top clockwise, Crescent, Square Knit in the Round, Side to Side, Asymmetrical Triangle, Triangle & Semi-Circular.

This week, I am taking part in a 5 day headband challenge, which also sounds like a great bit of fun.  I will post more about that once I have started.  Solene Knits is the sponsor of the new challenge.
It should prove to be enlightening and I'm hoping that I will find new inspiration while taking part.