Swallowtail Shawl

Snowfall during the night and freezing rain in the morning, makes a nice setting for taking pictures. I present to you the ugly duckling, the mop rag : my Swallowtail shawl, but wait,


... what a change, the ugly duckling emerged to be, if not a swan, than a nice little shawl for sure!

Once, I've removed Hannah's fingers from her coffee mug (one by one, I might add), she gave in and modeled the shawl for me. She's smiling but I'm sure she's thinking not so nice thoughts. It's before 9 AM and still drizzling little icy droplets. Oh, well. While I did scout around for nice places to bring my Swallowtail to life, she was refilling her coffee mug. Heat up some water for my tea, please!

This shawl is a most delicate and small one. I LOVE it! At least I love the pattern, if not the yarn/color I've chosen. It's O.K., I guess, now that it is blocked and struggling for my favor. Relax, you'll be more likely to be worn, than your little rose sister!

Although I've been warned about those little nubbies, and I had the utmost respect tackling them (I had a cheat sheet for cheater nubs ready), I did NOT encounter severe trouble with these tiny little P5tog'ers. O.K. I'll admit, I did THREE cheater nubs, where it was impossible to get the needle through. But I'm still working with addi turbo needles, and they are still blunt. I've read somewhere, that there are new addi's out there, especially made for lace knitting. Haven't seen one yet.

If you must know, here are the specs for this shawl:

pattern: Swallowtail Shawl by Evelyn A. Clark from Interweave Knits Fall 2006

yarn: Knit Picks Shadow 100% merino wool, color: Oregon Coast , less than 50g used.

needles: 3.5mm addi turbo circulars

blocked size: 42" x 25"

Some day I will knit another one, with a shiny yarn in a color I absolutely adore, with larger needles to make it bigger. I do NOT complain about the size, in fact I like it small. I'll just like it a little different. Who wants to knit the exact same thing twice??? Not me.

With this shawl, I had a bumpy start, but it's size is excellent, because as soon as you start getting bored, it's done! ;o)

I've learned something too, I need to learn how to count, I'm challenged that way. So, lets do this right away, one, two, three, five.... see, need to practice some more. Maybe one day, and I really, really hope so, I can make a whole shawl without ANY mistakes! Wow, that would be awesome! ;o)