Oops, I neglected this shawl

I showed you the sweater I started, I forgot to block and photograph the shawl I finished.

First of all, despite buying the correct amount of yarn, I ran out. So instead of wasting money buying another large skein of yarn, I did what any quilter would do, find something that will compliment the main yarn.I only had about 8 rows left, I think the dark brown creates a nice border.

Then the shawl just languished. I was too lazy to pull out my blocking mats, wires, and pins. So I didn’t. Then I remembered, before everybody got into cold blocking, we used to block with steam, with our irons. So that’s what I did, took much less time and worked just fine.It is 100 degrees here now, no way am I putting on a wool shawl for photography. These days my dress form gets more use as a model than for sizing my clothes. Oh well, at least it’s getting used.I like the border, a nice finishing touch. What we call a design element -really I meant to have it there all along.Front view.Side view.Folded view, this is going into the gift pile. Someone lucky will receive it at Christmas time.I continued work on the guild block. Apparently, I’m the only one working on a block, a number of people are working on the borders. There will be 4 central blocks, so I’m way ahead of the game.Now, to add more layers.I’ve gotten as far as I can get. Waiting for instructions on a central yellow yo-yo.  I have the fabric, just waiting for an email with the size of yo-yo.

So now I can go back to my Hawaiian applique.

 

 

 

Leah

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