Amazing Lace Challenge #6: Unlikely Model

I took the Shaped Triangle Shawl with me to Alaska thinking that I would get a lot of knitting done. As it turned out, I knit more in the airports than I did during the actual vacation. But, the shawl accompanied me almost everywhere I went during the vacation. The shawl went on boat rides, bike rides, and on many hikes, popping out for photo ops whenever possible. Lucky for me, unlikely models were easy to find.

Some models were inanimate objects:

A giant ship's wheel and compass

A tower of flowers

A totem pole

A stump on the beach overlooking Kachemak Bay

The deck of the Kenai Princess Wilderness lodge. (Do you see the teepee?)

The top of a 3,400-foot mountain overlooking the Harding Icefield. (This icefield is larger than Rhode Island!)

Some models were animals that indigenous to Alaska:

The skull of a fin whale (yes, it's a real skull)

A fearsome bear

A giant salmon

A former Iditarod winner and veteran racer.

(Lest you think that this dog is a pet and is therefore disqualified, take a look at where he lives. These dogs are working dogs, not pets. They live outside and are not spoiled. They are well cared for and are not mistreated. You can see that I wasn't about to let go of the knitting or the dog when having the photo taken.)