As we are having an exceptional heat wave here in The Netherlands (and in most of Europe) I’m not sewing. It’s just too hot. That’s from someone who lives in a very moderate climate, I know.
I mentioned before I was knitting a mystery shawl pattern (Xanadu). It’s finished and I like it. It was a difficult knit with lots of cables (at least stitches that were knitted in a different order, which is how cables are knitted). I did not use a cable needle and love that way of doing them. I had a difficulty with the pattern, as in the knitting patterns I’ve done in the past two years a blank square means a knit on the right side and a purl on the wrong side. Not so in this pattern, it was the reverse, which got me confused very often.
During my holidays I had a finished shawl with me that I used regularly in the evenings and on the chilly days. They do give that little bit of extra warmth, I’ve come to like them a lot (though until two years ago I never knitted or used one).
Blocked and unblocked.
This is really beautiful. I love the neutral colour.Comparing the unblocked and blocked photos I think you have to have a real vision of the end product as blocking makes such a difference(especially if you are not a knitter like me).
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Such an intricate pattern, must have taken many hours to knit. My sewing room turned into an oven and I find it hard to adjust to these temperatures, yet at the same time I want to sew all the sundresses. Bad timing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful shawl this is! I think I would be intimidated by such a complex pattern.
ReplyDeleteSterkte met de hitte! ☀️
This is stunning. I can only dream of making such a beauty. Beautiful work, Sigrid.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
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