Myrtle Leaf Shawl Blocked


Myrtle Leaf Shawl Blocked
Originally uploaded by Buxtrosion.
Finally finished! Blocked just in time to wear at my friend's wedding reception. I picked the color to match the trim on my bridesmaid's dress. :) I'm really happy with it. I thought I needed to take a little break from lace, then I found a HUGE skein of Italian laceweight merino at Hill Country Weavers for $18. (Actually less cause there was a sale!)
Now I'm trying to figure out which Victorian Lace Today pattern would look good in red. I'm also psyching myself up to break the red yarn curse (I never finished the last 3 red projects I started).

Comments

Lucy said…
Very nice indeed - SpinalCat - Congratulations - Happy Knitting!
June 9, 2007 at 2:20 AM
sunneshine said…
The shawl looks beautiful!! I love the creme with your dress.
June 9, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Grace said…
I love it Looks beautiful~
June 11, 2007 at 6:12 PM
Sherilyn said…
It's beautiful!

I think just about any of the patterns in VLT would work in red...just go with the pattern that "speaks" to you and you will be more likely to finish it.
June 12, 2007 at 1:04 PM
loopette said…
You did a fabulous job on this, Amy! Love the creamy vanilla color ... not dirty white, but truly a soft, glowy candlelight vanilla.

As for your red yarn ... how about the Maltese Shawl in VLT?

Nicki
August 16, 2007 at 11:52 PM
SpinalCat said…
I like the Maltese shawl, but the pattern is written for US 7, and I need to use US 1.5 or 2.5 with that cobweb weight yarn. I'm going to do that curved shawl with the red circles that we talked about. It's written for Lacey Lamb, which is pretty close in weight to my Cashwool.
I pretty much like all of the patterns. I want to do the cap shawl for sure (probably in one of the knit picks yarns, in a color that matches a dress I own) and then I want to do a triangular one. A lot of the patterns are written for fingering weight yarn, and I really like that Smooshy yarn Claire had.
August 17, 2007 at 3:05 AM
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