Garter stitch is boring...
but pretty. Plus it doesn't curl up like stockinette.
I hemmed and hawed about the edging. See, the feather-and-fan is a 17-stitch repeat, and the edging is a 12-row repeat. The resulting knit edge would not follow the graceful curve of the feather-and-fan, so I left it out. I can always add it later, but right now I like what I see.
I like the gentle point here. It's really beautiful just the way it is, but of course I'll block it mercilessly! I have ice in my veins when it comes to pinning helpless things to the ground, he he.
Eet ees beeg, oui?
Blogworthy:
◊ 1,500 year old Peruvian mummy of a woman found with "bejeweled spindles and spindle whorls for spinning cotton".
◊ Get the best software and hardware for design.
◊ Robert J. Lang's origami sculptures in natural-colored papers. Neato.
What a gorgeous shawl!! Lace is always oh so pretty. Fabulous work.
this is beautiful, is this your own pattern?
That origami is beautiful! Not too shabby on the shawl either! :) (color is great!)
The shawl came out BEAU-Ti-fully! Love the great work you always do. And how about that woman being buried with her treasures? Kind of reminds me of Eleanor's silk stockings.
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The shawl is beautiful. Is there a pattern for this design. I like that it is lace, but it looks a bit denser than the other lace shawls I have seen. Thanks for any info about the pattern
Oh yes, it's amazingly pretty, so it's sure worth a little feeling of boredom here and there, isn't it? Absolutely gorgeous, such a great pattern!
It's beautiful and will be gorgeous when blocked!
Very beautiful! Now is this one for you? ;-)
It's perfect, just like that. An edging would only distract from the rest of the patterning.
The shawl is just lovely and thanks for the excellent links!
oh it is beautiful! your right though, it won't curl ;) i love how you talk about blocking like your putting someone on a stretcher!
I really love this deep indigo color! Can't wait to see it all blocked out. Very pretty, MJ!
Oh so very pretty! I can't wait to see it after blocking!
That is gorgeous. What a brilliant idea to do it as triangular, I love it!
Just lovely. I love the color, and I think it looks just fine the way it is.
Nice! Can't wait to see it all blocked out. Did the dark color make working the lace any more/less difficult?
Beautiful!
That's what it looks like WITHOUT blocking? It'll be absolutely gorgeous when you're done with it!
I loooove that subtle point. I hope you leave it like that. It's so elegant. Beautiful, beautiful.
Thank you for the great links. The origami...WOW!
Gorgeous!! I think the edging looks amazing - great job. And it's not even blocked yet!