If only it were fall…
August 13th, 2007
…so I could wear this all the time.
I am so excited for this to be done. So excited in fact, that isn’t entirely dry on my shoulders in that picture. Oh it’s mostly dry, but still has that slightly cool-to-the-touch feel of something that’s just barely damp. I just couldn’t wait!! Look at that drape, if it was a better photo I’d say look at the colors, and isn’t that lace pattern just wonderful? Ok, so I know it’s a pretty common lace pattern, but I love it. I didn’t get a picture of the back (later I hope to get better, brighter photos taken by my husband), but you can guess what it looks like.
Oh, and it fits so wonderfully on my shoulders!
This project was a labor of love, that’s for sure. It started out with some beautifully blended merino/silk roving that I envisioned spinning up for a shawl. I decided upon this very early this year before I’d really gotten a good solid skill for getting even yarn in my spinning. I decided to wait to spin it before I felt more comfortable with my skills at spinning finer yarns. I bought the grey version of the same roving blend (same dyer/blender) and my ideas became even more ambitious.
I think it was almost a month ago that I started knitting this project in almost a fever. I barely knit a gauge swatch, I didn’t really plan what I was doing, but I needed to finally cast-on for this. I was very surprised at the thickness of the yarn when I knit it up, as I was expecting something more lacey and less fingery. The result of this was disaster of course!
Finally, a bit more planning, questions asked at the Ravelry forum, and I restarted the project using Faroese shawls as my inspiration. I had no clue what I was going to do when I ran out of the coppery color, but ideas came when I needed them. I’d do a simple lace pattern and end with a few garter rows.
All of this is old news to you who read my blog anyways, but I feel like I’ve gone on a journey with this project. It’s so cliche (too lazy to accent it) but it’s so true. I’ve learned a hell of a lot about spinning, shawls, project spinning, and how exciting it is to go from start to finish with something. Like I said, I am so anxious to be able to wear this for real when it starts getting cold. It’s kind of a new style for me, but a style change I’m totally willing to make because I’m proud of what I’ve done.
Whoops, hand’s not steady enough! Let’s just try this again with the timer…
Bravo! You look so elegant in that first picture. I can’t wait for a closer look at the lace and colors.
So pretty! Nice job!