Pattern: Barbie Shawl (aka Dayflower Daydream) by Eugen Beugler from Shawls and Scarves: The Best of Knitter's Magazine
Yarn: Handpaintedyarn.com Pure Wool Lace Yarn in Barbie Rose
Needles: US size 3
Comments: Peter said, "You have been knitting that longer than you've knit anything else." He's right. Shame on me. The sad part is that I liked knitting this shawl so I'm surprised that it took so long. The pattern has long repeats so that kept it interesting, but still...I got distracted by too many flashier projects along the way.
I wish the shawl was a bit bigger, and I debated adding a repeat to it, but decided against because I wasn't sure that I would have enough yarn. Looking at my remaining yarn, I think I made the right decision.
More photos:
Cat Doily!
Blocking:
I used a string to keep the radius of the shawl even while I pinned it out. I wish I could claim that I came up with that brilliant idea myself, but I didn't.
Random close ups:
42 comments:
"The sad part is that I liked knitting this shawl so I'm surprised that it took so long"
Meh. You enjoyed knitting it - it doesn't *matter* how long it takes. Great shawl, I am really very impressed!
Hot damn, Laura, that is a stunning shawl! Excellent job.
That's one heck of a doily you got there! A TEXAS-sized doily. I heard on Spongebob that everything's bigger in Texas.
You know I'm joking, right? Wonderful work. It's breathtaking!
Wow! You finished it! Great job. It's beautiful!
Beautiful! Being fast doesn't mean being good. Your knitting and blocking skills are impectable; that is all that counts.
Wow, that's gorgeous! It doesn't look quite so *pink* in the finished pictures.
That is 100%, totally and completely amazing. So beautiful. Unfortunately, I'm a valley girl at heart & don't have the words to compliment.
Really. Really fantastic.
CAT DOILY!
Holy crap! That is AMAZING! One of these days I will make something like that...yah...someday.... :-)
That is so beautiful!! Great job!
Beautiful! How are you going to display it? I somehow doubt Scout is going to cooperate and stay under the cat doily permanently, and that's way too pretty to put somewhere people can't see it.
WOW! So beautiful!
it's simply beautiful! what is the final diameter? i told myself that i would take a break from knitting today, but that shawl makes it awfully tempting to stray ....
Its really stunning - just beautiful. Love the color!
Laura, that shawl is just incredible! You should be so proud of it and yourself. I especially love the yarn you used, and I'll have to search aound your blog a bit to see just what you used. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Amazing Laura. Will you be taking it to Alaska with you?
What's next on the needles?
Amy
that is spectacular!
I can borrow that to wear with Karen's pink dress, right? :)
It looks fabulous!
it looks gorgeous. i love hpy yarn.
Wow - really, really stunning. You should be proud!
It is absolutely gorgeous! I love it! Very lovely.
What did you think of the yarn? I've heard some good things and some complaints about the color consistency.
It's breathtaking! What a lovely, lovely shawl. I got a giggle from the cat doily... :-)
that's really gorgeous! i am so impressed!
Holy cow, it's gorgeous!
And Val can't have it, because I'm borrowing it, right? :)
It looks great! I lurve lace!
Absolutely breathtaking!
That is so much cooler than any Barbie!
Beautiful work -- and nicely blocked too! Laceweight amazes (and scares) me. Bravo on a job well done!!
Oh wow... absolutely gorgeous!!!
Would you mind sharing how much of the handpainted yarn you used? I have several skeins of this myself and that shawl has been whispering my name for a long long time :) Oh and what size needles did you use???
Cheers Eva - sweetpea at sweet-p dot net
PS: the dress is stunning indeed!!!
So why did you knit that. Because that has to be one of the most beautifuls hawls I've ever seen. Now I'm goign to have to order that book, because I love it. simply love it. That dayflower pattern is one of my all time favorite patterns.
Your shawl is incredible! I'm simply envious... I love everything about it. I hope you enjoy it for many years :).
Breathtakingly beautiful. Stunning work.
Enjoy...
Congratulations! That is just beautiful. I love the pink color, and your kitty too! (I'm terrified my cats will pull at my lace, so I'm hiding it from them!).
All I can say is, well done! The shawl is beautiful. Sigh - now I have to go dig out my copy of the book and look at it. Another temptation.
Dorothy (Missouri Star)
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Literally breathtaking, Laura! I love it. Someday, I will be ready for a project like this. Do you have an Amazing Lace teammate replacement lined up? :)
That's gorgeous! I love this pattern too. would like to knit one too but I am afraid it's too hard for me.
Oh wow, that is a masterpiece. Just because I'm the 39th person to say so in a dull, repetitive way doesn't make me any less sincere. That first picture in particular is stunning.
As for the cat doily, isn't a doily something you put other things on top of? So really your cat is a doily for your shawl.
Wowie. That is super-impressive. Gorgeous work.
Gorgeous! You have what will most likely an heirloom piece. The yarn with the slight varegation worked great! And, yeah FedEx! My hubby is a FedEx Guy, so ship everything FedEx!
WOW. Beautiful work as always!
That is stunning, I love it! Great yarn choice too.
That is stunning, I love it! Great yarn choice too.
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