Finished the Flower Basket! As promised, here she is unblocked (color is weird on this picture):
And here she is blocking.
This is for my Aunt Gloria who’s a knitter in NH (she lives about 20 min from Patternworks!!). I have to finish a scarf for my Aunt Ruthann and then I’ll package them up and send them off to my Gram to pass out for Christmas. Funny, looking at the photo I see I need to go back up and straighten out the top. It looked straight via the naked eye. Those are four steel knitting needles I bought in Shetland back in ’97. Lord knows I can’t knit with them. I tried with the horsehair belt when I first got home from the trip. Dang near poked my eye out. I don’t know how the Shetland knitters do it but they do about 200 sts a minute on these bad boys. They make great blocking wires though!
Your shawl looks great and those needles are amazing!
Love your Flower Basket Shawl – it looks lovely. I also have one of these on the needles that I’ve been neglecting in favor of Christmas knitting. Your post makes me want to dig it out of the knitting chest and finish it up. If only there were more hours in the day!
The shawl is beautiful!
Beautiful Flower Basket shawlette.Lovely colour.
It’s a strange technique to watch,the Shetland style of knitting.Those needles look dangerous. :0)
It’s gorgeous! I almost got my yarn last night, but forgot it! I plan to use some Alpaca in lovely celery green.
The shawl is lovely – color and everything. Just found your site through Annie’s. I’ll be coming back.
The shawl looks great Jean.
Oh my you did such a beautiful job. I need to get busy and knit myself one as I gave it away, too. Your color is smashing!
It’s beautiful!
I love the colour you used. Let me know if you decide to use beads. Maybe we can knit it together.
celia
Beautiful work Jean. Your aunt is very lucky to be receiving such a lovely gift.
Hi ! The Flower Basket shawl looks great ! I think it will be beautiful on you.
Dear Jean, I really am inspired by your shawl. I saw the pattern earlier this fall and thought, my goodness that will take time and concentration. You’ve taken the fear out of it for me. I do have a blocking question. Because of the radical before and after pics, did you block any differently than usual? I am amazed and wondering if I should be blocking things in a different way than usual!
Bri