I have to tell you, I'm glad I did it. I learned a lot, and its a lovely shawl. That said I will NEVER EVER NEVER (I feel very emphatic on this point) NEVER knit the thing again. When I grow up and design shawls they will not have three feet of cast off edge across the top. No indeedy.
Here it is in its pre-blocked, just-off-the-needles, dental floss state. (Please to ignore the funky mattress under the shawl.)
And here it is a-blockin' -- And now that I look at the picture the left hand side is pinned a bit crooked, but I'm not going back to fix it now.Project Specs:
- Yarn: Knitpicks Shadow 100% Merino, Oregon Coast colorway, 1.65 hanks (approx. 700 yds.)
- Needles: Addi Turbo circulars, size 7
- Pattern: Mystery Shawl 2 by Renee
And the only reasonable response to finishing such a momentous and large project? Just a little bit of a Flower Basket Shawl. You know, just to take the edge off.
2 comments:
Well, it *was* in the queue...
GO YOU!! We should totally get a picture of the both of us with these dag-blasted shawls. Yours looks to be about as hyoooge as mine. 'Cause mine is totally huge. I didn't have enough bed to block and my bed is a Queen.
At last, the MS2 chapter of your life is over. You can move on to bigger and better things.
What's that? No, of course I'm not stocking up on end-times supplies... (hides gallon of water and batteries behind her back)
-Jess
The shawl is absolutely beautiful!
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