Plucky Addiction Shawl

I've been wanting to make a striped shawl, and I have plenty of yarn that would work, so why did I have to get more just to make the Color Affection shawl? Because the Plucky Knitter colors are gorgeous and the yarn is so soft with cashmere.

Color Affection Shawl

I think if I were to do this one over, I would start with brown, then the yellow, then the blue. I'd like to have more unbroken stretches of colors. I love the way the fabric feels and my color choice is growing on me. It's a bit tight along the edge of the three color section though. Although, after a light blocking, I'm happier about the edge. And I want to make another...

Shabby Chic Nightstand

...with a secret compartment. I don't have a photo of what this nightstand started as...it was pretty much plain black. Then I sprayed it white and added gold accents, a glass knob on a faux drawer, and a place to keep small treasures.

the nightstand

I used glossy white spray paint, gold acrylic paint, and gold oil paint. Some places worked better with the acrylic gold, others required the gold oil paint, but it all blends. The table is more of an occasional table than a nightstand, but since beds are getting taller and fluffier, it should work. But it doesn't have a drawer or storage other than the bottom shelf, so I added a secret compartment...

jar attached to the underside of the table top

The table has a deep lip that creates a lot of space under the table top. I glued the lid of a jar to the underside and screwed the jar to it, a la hardware storage in the workshop. It will hold small trinkets out of the way. I might come up with an idea that will allow for storing larger things, so I placed the jar off to one side.

What was I thinking?!

I have two color work knitting projects on the needles, each with 3 colors! Crazy, that's what it is!

Color Affection Shawl

String of Purls Cushion