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Thursday, July 22, 2004

Don't you love photos! 

Update with photo!

I've added the 12th and 13th snowdrops. You can see that I did have a little issue with the border on the right side. I'm hoping that
  1. the center portion will be so stunning that no one will notice
  2. the blocking will sharpen things up and make this less noticable (I'm realizing that the opposite may happen but I refuse to rip!)

I haven't worked on this since Monday but I'm happy with how it's coming and I think it's moving along at a nice pace. Hooray!

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The pattern is very easy to follow. I'm doing well despite this being my first big lace project. As I progress, I am less nervous about the non-charted directions for making a solid triangle in the top center of the shawl.

I'm debating about adding an edging. Stephanie has given directions for adding one. I'm a little reluctant to commit to picking up 400+ stitches. Michelle is not sure she even likes the edging. I don't feel one way or the other about it.

Edging suggestions?

 


Monday, July 19, 2004

No photo update 

I have not touched this shawl since before vacation. I had it in my mind that it was knitting to be done without distraction and I have just been unable to find distraction-less time to work on it.
 
My anxiety was up this weekend so on Saturday, I shut myself in the bedroom, put on the video of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th Birthday Celebration, and got to work.
 
Guess what?
 
I get it. I totally get it. This pattern is made up of a four row repeat. Two of those rows are the same. I finally figured out what I'm doing. I can READ the lace now and know what I should be doing next and where I am in the pattern without stitch markers and post-it notes and who knows what.
 
I GET IT!
 
Now, to be be totally honest, it was work. I spent at least an hour Saturday taking stitches out and redoing them. And then again. It took forever. But I  get it now. I was able to work on this on Sunday while I watched the West Wing on dvd. No mistakes.
 
AMAZING!
 
The shawl currently has 9 snowdrops. When I add numbers 14 and 15 (I think), I'll start the solid bit in the middle. Moving right along!

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