I haven’t abandoned the socks but I took your advice and decided to step back (haha) from that project for now. And I’m still debating about what to do with the Which Way Now shawl.
The Bacardi Cardi is ripped back part way and on my radar. That sweater will be finished this spring (or summer), however, I need something different on my needles. Right. Now.
Enter Kindness.
The garter tab start is new for me and I really liked how the beginning few rows look. No bump. Trust me, there is no bump. All the stitches just blend right in. 
The yarn is Knit Picks Chroma Fingering in the beautiful Galápagos colorway (which is not available anymore). Soft blues morph into greens and cream and back out again.
I would be farther along with this but I decided to convert the directions into a table with row-by-row stitch counts included in the far right column. It was a bit tedious and I don’t have all the stitch counts at the end of the rows as I am new to reading and deciphering lace charts to see how the count changes. This concept is used by Helen Stewart and the Spindrift Shawl pattern and it really helped me especially when the stitch counts changes every row.
I think this lovely little shawlette will be just the thing to get my confidence back.
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I love the yarn, it will make a lovely shawl. St counts always help keep me on track, I wish more patterns included them.
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Sorry you are having some issues…good idea to step back. So happy you enjoy your skill … Beautiful yarn. Enjoy!!
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Your nee shawl is beautiful.
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GORGEOUS YARN! Too bad it is discontinued. 😦 I think the shawl will be lovely. And garter tabs are finicky but worth learning how to do. Good job!
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Oh that yarn! Such a shame it’s discontinued.
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All of your projects are beautiful, no matter how far along they are! I’ve always said that not every project is expected to be started and completed in one stretch! I personally have several projects on the go, for several reasons, dropping one and picking up another. Eventually they all get completed! Keep working on them, no matter how many times you need to rip them out as each project teaches us something. Love the Kindness Shawl 🙂
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