Thistle Leaf pattern (again), Porcupine Stitch, and a crocheted wrap

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Several more finished items.

First, the Thistle Leaf pattern once again, this time used for a large wrap in Purl Soho's Sweetgrass, organic cotton and alpaca. This used almost all of 2 skeins. The color is Beech Bark. I'm planning to send this to my daughter.



This is the finished item knit in Porcupine Stitch from Catskill Merino lace weight, color Tibetan Red. I was hoping to be able to visit their NYC farmers' market stall, but that will have to wait. This used two skeins, and after blocking is significantly larger than the size before blocking. 



The final item pictured is crocheted from "three shades of green" for the Weavers Guild of St. Louis 2020 challenge project. Items for the challenge will be part of the guild's virtual meeting on August 17th, 10 am. This is a large wrap, using two kinds of Noro yarn and a third yarn from Berroco.



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