The sterling silver pin came with the last pin & lace club, but I was happy to give it to my mom with the shawl.
This is a small shawl with attitude. The lace part needs all the concentration you can muster, especially the last chart. I didn't have a problem knitting it thank god, but from reading the trials and tribulations others had, I was happy that I was done with it, and got away without using life lines, and hair pulling.
I loved that the crochet bind off worked out so well. I was afraid I had either not enough stitches, or too many, but not so. Phew!
I've used the lovely Wandering Cat Yarns Twinkle Cat Gold (by the way, it's 10% off during the month of May with the coupon code WCYMAY10) for this shawl in the colorway Sparkling Rose. Needles were 3.75mm, hook 3mm, and it's 21" x 49". Well, it IS a small shawl, but my mom swears it's just right for her. She likes it the way it is.
We had a lovely weekend. The weather on Sunday was sunny and warmer, 16C, and we could sit on the deck and drink tea, and had Buchteln with Vanilla sauce. Denny was hiding under my chair to get out of direct sunlight. He suffers already, compared to the two White ones, who just close their eyes, and enjoy the warm sun.
Since Hannah could not be here, she's sent me this lovely cup for Mother's Day. I love cups, and mugs, and bowls. This one's especially interesting.
I hope you had a wonderful weekend too!
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14 comments:
Love your Asterope, Monika. Such beauty and skill. I, too, have been reading the thread, and it has me worried about tackling this pattern. Glad you had a good Mother's Day. We would give anything to have some sun so Milo could lay on the deck and bask in the warmth. The higher elevations, above 6,000 ft, and getting 1-2 feet of snow!!
The shawl looks very delicate and pretty. Nice colour too x
Hope you have a lovely sunny week. Leah x :)
Gorgeous shawl! I have that one in my queue. I don't seem to be able to concentrate on lace very well at the moment though.
It sounds like you had a great mother's day!
That is just a gorgeous shawl. x
Gorgeous colour choice!
What a gorgeous shawl! Your mother must have been thrilled to bits :) I'm making a shawl for my mother but it will be late but she understands. I simply can not concentrate on lace these days.
Sounds like a perfectly lovely Mother's Day ~
Very nice shawl! I'll have to look it up. I need something like a shawl to keep my attention at night. Right now I'm blocking lace for the Counterpane Blouse (which doesn't have sleeves so I wouldn't call it a blouse)...and I don't like waiting for wool to dry. ha ha
Happy Mother's Day!
I love that shawl! When you were showing pictures of the cups and saucer I was expecting a Denny nose to show up. :)
Beautiful shawl, such a pretty colour! I bet your mum has been sporting it already!
Happy "late" Mothers Day :)
I wasn't sure that I liked this pattern in the e-book but seeing these photos I realize how pretty it really is.
Your mother's shawl is positively stunning. I'm sure she'll be thrilled with her wonderful gift :)
The edging on that shawl is very pretty. Poor Denny. Nimitz is already getting extra panty and is avoiding the sun too.
The shawl is beautiful!
(People are going to start thinking we are paying you to be our "spokesknitter") :)
Beautiful shawl! Love the color too. Its really lovely. Must have been fun to block!
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