I’ve washed and blocked it (not aggressively), and it’s probably the largest shawl I’ve made to date. I’m looking forward to wearing it. I’ll probably wear something very plain to really show off the shawl. Here’s a little closer view of a slice of the shawl from top to bottom.
It’s been awhile
… since I did some cross stitching. I’ve been so focused on quilting and knitting, but I felt the urge to pull out Forever and Ever and work on it a bit over the weekend. I’m currently working on the right side of the design. Since the last time I posted about this project, I… Continue reading It’s been awhile
Rhododendron Trail start
Like many others who have done Bonnie’s mysteries before, I pretty much guessed what this clue would be – half square triangles! Bonnie usually starts out easy and small, and this clue was in keeping with her easing us in to the mystery. I decided to pull out my strip bins first and see how… Continue reading Rhododendron Trail start
Chapter one complete
I barely got a start on the next to last set of arcs the other day, but finished that and the last set on Thanksgiving Day before heading over to my parents’ house for dinner. The pattern is broken up into chapters, so this completes chapter one. Chapter two will have to wait until another… Continue reading Chapter one complete
My Shawlography border
I’m only about one-third through binding off the border, but this is how I decided to do it. It’s a horizontal striping section with the lightest color as background using the three middle colors, followed by a slightly modified “chevron shenanigans”section from the Exploration Station shawl, using the darkest color. I then decided to use… Continue reading My Shawlography border