Li said it right, "I guess you'd need some time to catch your breath after that." Damn straight. This is a beautiful piece, more intricate and, dare I say, mistake free, than I could have hoped for. But I was one stinky, dirty, foul-mouthed B#*!h when I finally cast off the last stitch. I actually got the stitch count wrong in a previous post. I believe I said that it was 680 stitches. It was actually 640 stitches, but it felt like the 680, believe you me. Yeah, I actually panicked when I did a count check at one point and came up with 640. Crap! Wasn't it 680? I ran to my Adobe Reader to check. Relieved to have got it wrong, I confidently started on the edging. Only, I began knitting it in a similar fashion to the diamond pattern I had just finished, a mistake, but I decided that the pattern looked rather like leaves and that I could continue on correctly with no ripping out on my part, and that it would look fine. The result you see here...
It was really supposed to be the horseshoe pattern you see on the edge
and toward the very middle. Ah, well, Aspen Leaf and Horseshoe edging, then.
As I was blocking and the piece bloomed with every straight pin, all I could think was, Thank You, Liz.
I have blocking wires, but I really didn't need them, or Blogless Kitty's living room floor. It blocked out to right at 48" across. The perfect size for 5'3" little me.
And the color is perfect with my new dress, don't you think?
Pattern: Liz Lovick's Orkney Pi
Yarn: Jagger Spun 'Zephyr' Color: Teal
Needles: Addi Turbo Lace 24" Circular needles, Size 5
Modifications: Knit pattern as written, Section one and two. Knit one pattern repeat of the diamond section and added the mistake 'Aspen Leaf and Horsehoe Edging.'
Final Measurement: 48" Diameter
It's beautiful!!! I'm so impressed.
Posted by: Becca | June 12, 2008 at 09:40 AM
Ooooo, perfect! The color is just fabulous. What a beautiful piece of work. Great job!
Posted by: del | June 12, 2008 at 06:18 PM
WOW! That is very loverly!!
Posted by: Karen | June 13, 2008 at 07:38 AM
More than perfect...it's fabulous :)
Posted by: hakucho | June 13, 2008 at 12:00 PM
It's beautiful! Not a mistake in sight. I think it came out perfect and it looks great on you! Congratualtions on a shawl well knit!
Posted by: Shannon | June 13, 2008 at 02:17 PM
Beautiful!!! is all I can say. Congrats to you on finishing it.
Posted by: Monica | June 13, 2008 at 05:01 PM
Thanks for the nod.
It really is a masterpiece. What was the yardage you ended up using?
Posted by: Li_B | June 14, 2008 at 12:16 AM
Wow, I'm so happy I found this. The size _is_ perfect for you, which means the shawl I'm planning to make next will also be perfect for me (I'm 5'2"). *grins* And the dress is not bad at all either. Gotta love blue + brown.
Posted by: Jackie | June 16, 2008 at 01:59 AM
beautiful! and YES, it's a perfect match with the dress :)
i also love your pictures of sylva. shots like that always make me yearn to move west.
Posted by: gray la gran | June 16, 2008 at 09:04 PM
Absolutely gorgeous, designwise and knittingwise. You are an inspiration!
Posted by: Joyce | June 18, 2008 at 09:51 AM