Okay, here’s the shawl - so far :)
Shawl sprawl
I put half the stitches on another needle to take the pictures but even then I couldn’t stretch it out to its full width. I suspect that it’s at least as wide as the bed is long.
Lengthwise
I worked on this at least 6 hours yesterday but it doesn’t seem as though I have all that much to show for it. I know better than that though because I went through a ball of yarn and started another.
Of course, now I’m wondering where I’m going to find the room to block the darned thing!
Have a great weekend!
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Dang - finally, I’m the first to comment! hehehe
The shawl is really looking great. Such a lovely color. :) I’m tempted to order some of Knitpicks new laceweight to make something shawlish for myself, but heck - I’ve too many projects lined up to even THINK of something new.
I’ll live vicariously through you for the time being. :)
Bron - Heheh…You’ve got and made some lovely shawls though :) I was really lucky finding that color.
KnitPicks is mightily tempting me too :) I keep going back to their catalog and drooling over the beautiful colors. I was wondering about the laceweight and the silk!
Gorgeous shawl!!!
I’ve been on a shawl (and lace) kick myself recently. I’ll have to keep this pattern in mind for a future project.
that is beautiful!! every time i see that periwinkle i have to work hard to keep from drooling on the keyboard- ‘shawl envy’ isn’t a pretty sight!
blocking that may end up involving the moving of furniture and locking up cats for a day or so-
stay happy-
Anne - Thank you - it’s my first real lace and I’m mostly pleased with my waning trepidation about knitting the stuff :) This wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be!
Barb - You’re right about the furniture and locking up the cats :) They’ll be furious, but it’ll be worth it!
Lookin’ AWESOME! Thanks for posting pics. That will look stunning against the backdrop of a large white ship and lots of blue water! Still like your color better…. :)
Laura - I hadn’t thought about how it would look against the big white ship - but yeah! That ought to be pretty spifffy :) Yes, with all three f’s...heheh…
Robbyn,
That color is really stunning and the pattern too. you are really moving along. About blocking it…. I bought a huge piece of insulation type stuff at Home Depot. It was around $8.00 for the sheet. It is perfect for a large shawl and the pins poke through the insulation.
Maureen - Thanks for that idea - I’ll have to check that out. Could be very useful :) Especially since I could turn it to the wall and keep the cats off it that way!
Your shawl look beautiful, where did you get the pattern? Is the shawl for you?
Hi Ana - Yes, the shawl is for me :) The pattern is free and can be found here. It’s a .pdf file so you’ll need Acrobat Reader to read it. It’s really very simply and makes a beautiful shawl - as you can see :)
Thank you very much for your information about the pattern, have you seen this other shawl:
http://www.alltangledup.com/movabletype/my_images/my_patterns/kiri.pdf
Also there is more about blocking in this webside:
http://www.knittersreview.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22338 and here:
http://www.knittersreview.com/forum/search.asp?mode=DoIt
Thank you again, Ana Cousins
Thanks for the links, Ana. I have saved the shwl pattern and will check the blocking sites for tips :)
Wow, your shawl is looking fantastic. I’ve used my 7’ triloom for blocking in the past.
Pam - LOL! I’d have to move out to make room for something like that :)
