Hiawatha is done.
(The photos aren't the greatest but I grabbed them quickly this afternoon - I have to leave in about 1/2 hour for a baby shower).
Here's a Cheryl-Oberle-style shot from the back
And three shots showing detail:
I'm always surprised at how much lace CHANGES when you block it - this kind of crumpled up thing opens up, relaxes, even the texture of the yarn changes.
It's kind of like, when you come home at the end of the day, and you're all tense and stuff, you're all knotted up, and you take some time to do yoga, including the recommended 10 to 15 minutes in "Savasana" at the very end, and when you get up, you're like a different person, because the yoga relaxed you so much.
It's kind of like that.
I'm not wearing the shawl tonight - it's rather warm out and we are also having lasagne (I've never been to a baby shower that was a FULL MEAL before). So I don't want to risk getting tomato sauce on it (and then having to re-wash and re-block it. Believe me, I want to go though blocking this thing as few times as I can manage).
10 comments:
Beautiful job -- knitting and blocking!
Charlotte
It's stunning (and huge!). No wonder it took so long to knit.
that is absolutely frigging amazing! and HUGE! i bow to your lacey awesomeness
Magnificent! And HUGE!
Gorgeous, I could never wear it 'cause I'm too short but it looks great on you.
Brava! That's a big lace monster, that is.
Wow! That is amazingly gorgeous!
-Lydia
http://homepage.mac.com/nikandre/iblog/index.html
GASP!
perfect perfect perfect!
My birthday is in September, btw. :D
And I truly enjoyed the post about the craft books too - got me to thinking. The adult books I loved to check out were the Chas Addams cartoons in the Quarto section and the palm reading books. My first "grownup" novel was Jane Eyre, a pivotal guide to my budding maturity.
But the craft love of my life were Erica Wilson's crewel embroidery books. Sigh. How Happy those memories are. Thank you for drawing them to the surface.
Wow. The shawl is really very beautiful. You should be proud indeed!
You've been working on this forever--so nice to see it finished. What an accomplishment!
I hope you get to wear it somewhere fun soon and get tons of compliments on it.
Katie
PS: San Francisco is cool in the summer! Hint, hint...
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