Shawl update

Well I had problems finding my long cable as well as my small blocking board so did not get a picture posted at the end of the 3rd rep. So here it is at the middle of the 4th repeat of chart b.

I may have this finished in time for fair. Grin I have already realized I need a larger/better way to block it when I finish.

Second Repeat is done

Grin as you can see I will have to find something new to pin this shawl out on after the next repeat is finished.

This repeat took a bit longer as I actually dropped some stitches in the border and had to frog back about 5 rows to get everything fixed and back on track.

One nice thing about this pattern is for all its complicated looks it is quite simple. I would actually recommend it to novice lace knitters!

Oh GRIN can you tell I cleaned the lens on my camera ;-)

Diamond Fanatasy Shawl

WOW This is knitting up much faster then I expected. ;-) But then I have been working on it alot. This yarn is so yummy and the pattern just keeps encouraging you to knit another row to see how the diamonds are forming.

I have finished my first repeat of chart B. Only 5 more repeats to go for the scarf size. Tonight at work during breaks I will double check my stitch count and then start chart B for the second time.

Lace shawl finially started

After many false starts I finially got a shawl started. This is the Diamond Fantasy Shawl from Siva Harding. I am using some pink silk/alpaca handspun from my friend Shelly of Rose Garden Fibers. She does a wonderful job with her handspinning and I really enjoy using her yarns.

This is at the end of chart A. The picture does not do the actual color justice as it actually is pink.



This photo of the hank of yarn shows the color much more accuratly. I have just over 450 yards of this lovely soft yarn so will be able to make a nice sized shawlette from it for our local county fair. Grin at least I hope to have it done by August.