My Mystery Stole 3 is almost finished. I decided to knit the wing, but had to think about it for quite a while. I ended up looking at pictures of other completed stoles, and then frogging the wing portion that I had started. I added about half of the lengthening repeat that Melanie suggested, and a couple of plain knitting rows, and then started knitting the wing. Ripping it out made me realize how much I liked the fabric the wing pattern created. I also decided to bead the wing. I didn't use beads in the rest of the stole, but I felt that I could get away with using them here. I am using some clear #8 triangle beads with an AB coating. This gives the wing some sparkle, and a little bit of weight for the drape. I just have the last chart to knit now.
My other current project is a plain sock using Opal Dreamcatcher. I like to have a plain sock on the needles just to give me a no-brainer project for TV watching or other times when I don't want to think too much.
My current race is to finish these two projects before school starts on Sept. 4. I really don't know how much time I am going to have to knit, especially once I need to be studying instead of knitting. I have a couple of other lace projects on the back burner, and I am knitting a scarf for the Ravelry Scarf Exchange. Other than that I doubt I will get much done until April. Well, I believe that I will not use knitting for procrastination relaxation purposes.
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