Midna Pure Joy Shawl

It is a new year and I feel it is time for a reboot of this blog. I have been spinning, knitting and dying yarn and think this is a good place to start sharing that. My wonderful husband got me my first wheel for Christmas and if you follow me on Instagram you have seen my first attempt at yarn on that wheel. And let me tell you it is like learning to spin all over again. I am going to attempt a few new things this year from socks to participating in some KAL's. The first KAL is an Animakealong by Purls and Pinfeathers I missed most of the first month of this KAL so I only have a month to finish the Midna inspired shawl I am knitting. And with being the sole supervision to my 2 toddlers for another 6 months I might not make it. Now speaking of my shawl here is a picture of Midna for those who aren't familiar with Zelda Twilight Princess:

So I bought Knitpicks Preciosa Tonal in the color Goldfish and dyed my own Cascade 220 for the teal and black.

The pattern I choose is a paid pattern on Ravelry. Pure Joy by Joji Locatelli calls for fingering yarn but I am using worsted so we will see how it goes. Here is my progress so far after a few hours of listening to my favorite Podcasters.

The orange is getting a little lost at the moment but I am hopeful it will block out. Hope everyone had a crafty year and big plans for the future. I will try and update more regularly this year.