On my quest to finish projects for the local county fair, I have completed one of my four goals. My handspun shawlette was actually finished the night after my last blog post. I've just been a little lazy in posting pictures. It was much faster to knit than I had thought it would be and I enjoyed every second of it. I keep finding myself looking at other shawlette patterns on Ravelry and even imagining them in my handspun. Oh my!
I blocked the shawl the day before Easter and was pretty surprised at the difference it made. I pinned it within an inch of it's life and love the way it came out. I tried to make each of the points pop out at the same place on either side of the shawl. It did take some time to get it exactly the way I wanted it, but it really was worth it.
The shawl was completely dry the next morning, with a little cat hair added courtesty of Miss Ginny. After that was removed, I immediately put it on and wore it all day. I wore it pretty loosely around my neck, secured with a shawl pin, since I wasn't sure how sensitive my neck would be to the wool/flax blend. My husband said that I looked like a little French girl :) Since then it's been silently sitting in the corner waiting for exhibit drop-off day.
