I have finally blocked my first true lace project: Muir by Rosemary Hill. Remember how I started Laminaria but never finished? Ya. Then I decided that it would be a good idea to tell my best friend Sarah that I would knit her a shawl for her wedding. After a minor colour mix up with Knit Picks (just so you know, they sent me the true yarn I wanted right away, no questions asked and let me keep the old stuff - they rock)- the web guy (or gal) apparently had the photos/serial numbers mixed up at the very moment that Sarah and I were choosing her colour - I got the yarn and began knitting on April 24. I thought that I had tons of time (clearly, or I wouldn’t have also started my Larry the Hero Sweater during the same week) and even though I knit like mad and didn’t rip it out once - dispite several mistakes - the darn thing was only half done by the wedding.
So, I knit along, promising myself that I would not start anymore projects before it was done. Well this proved to be quite the marathon! I finished knitting it on July 22nd! Wow. I have to say, that though I know that Sarah will love the shawl, I found the pattern to be a little bit too repetitive, and by about the halfway point was wishing for a pattern change (this does not mean that I didn’t make any mistakes).
Muir on the train
Muir on the new blocking boards
The yarn, Knit Picks Shimmer Hand Dyed Lace Yarn in Eucalyptus. I love the feel of it, and how light it is. I would never choose such a light colour for myself, due to my propensity to collect dirt marks, but for Sarah it will be perfect.
Today I blocked the beast, which is quite a bit bigger than it was supposed to be (22×82″). It is not an inordinate size for a shawl, and is so weightless that it will seem smaller when wrapped. I will be able to hand deliver it to her as we pass through Edmonton on our way home at the peaceful hour of 6:30am - Sorry Sarah!
Photoshoot as soon as we have a sunny day.