Blocking is magic. It turns an ugly, crumpled UFO into art. This is the UFO I’m happiest about finishing so far. When you saw it last it looked like this.
But yesterday I decided to finish it. So I got stuck in and knitted up two more balls of the lovely greenish/mustard Merino Totem 8ply, made up an edging and sewed in the loose ends.
Then I blocked…
…and blocked…
…and blocked…
…and blocked. Because it was fairly warm last night, the shawl was completely dry by morning. So now I can show you the finished shawl.
The picture below is taken outdoors so the colours are truer than those above that were taken at night with a flash.
It’s my own design but I’m really not sure if I’ll publish it. It’s kind of a no-brainer in that it’s just the mathematical application of a stitch pattern. Still, I’ve seen far less inspiring patterns published so it could be worth thinking about.
And here’s a gratuitous close-up.
I’d knit it 🙂
where do you find your lace stitches?
I have a bit of a thing for stitch dictionaries so I have about 7 of them. This one is variously called “pine cone” or “conifer”. I was a bit worried about it until it was blocked but it’s an incredibly easy and beautiful stitch.
By the way, the classes I’m teaching at Morris next year don’t start until March. I know you wanted to do the shawl class before February.
If you have a few friends who would like to do the class and a loungeroom I can teach in I’m happy to run a one-off for you. (Happy to teach at my place but I am in Bacchus Marsh). Send me an email if you’re interested!
Absolutely gorgeous! I’ve just finished my first lace shawl – a Christmas present for someone – and now want to make something for myself and I would absolutely make this if a pattern was available.
Oh thanks! I think I will publish it after all!
I love the pattern, publish it 🙂
Thanks. I hope to have the pattern available over the weekend.