Don't get around much anymore...

More pictures! I love wearing my new shawl. It was cool enough the last two days to wear it comfortably. Now the temprature is back up in the upper 70's. Notice when I finally got my camera out I was wearing something that clashed. I made it assymetrical (on purpose even). I also took a picture of the back. Notice the stiped facing.

Land of 10000 yarn ends.

The Fair isle shawl is blocking. I even wove in all the ends; there had to be a couple hundred of them. I was able to stretch it to 46"x 23.5". Hopefully it doesn't spring back too much. All that's left is to sew the button on and bind the button hole. If it dries overnight, I think I'll wear it tomorrow. On with the pics

I need some sleep; time to put the old horse down.

What is it with song lyrics and post titles? I need some sleep by the Eels is playing now. Monkey see, monkey do I guess. ;) Anyway I finished the top border and facing on the VK Fair Isle shawl. Now to pick up 270 odd stitches. :sigh: I tried it on today. It's a bit smaller than I thought it would be. I think I'll try and block it aggresively. My measurements are good; it's just meant to be small. If I could go back I would forgo the buttonhole and make a crochet loop instead. If I were a plus sized gal I would definatly add some stitches to the width.

Another word of warning to those who make this pattern: You will need more than 1 ball of black. I had to knit the facing in another color. It's not a big deal, but irritating. I also bought an additional ball of dark blue since I am using it on the border instead of the proscribed color. This pattern runs close on yarn in most colors. Anyway, on with the pictures:

Lookit short rows. I like the border colors :)


I joined the Colors of Autumn Knit along. If your interested in doing any sort of color work project, you ought to join us. The more the merrier!