My mother's Christmas present is done. It was hard not to wear it myself this weekend. It would have worked perfectly with the outfit I wore to that Holiday Party on Friday. . .
DD#2 likes it well enough to give it a little dance.
And for those of you still with me, here are some close up shots.
I love the gentle, wavy curves where the garter stitch meets the horseshoe lace. Pretty.
Pattern: Wool Peddlers Shawl from Folk Shawls
Yarn: Art Yarns Utlramerino 4, 3 1/2 50 g. skeins
Needles: Knitpicks Options US 5
Comments: The Wool Peddlers Shawl is a wonderfully simple pattern. The garter stitch gets a little boring after a while, but once you get to the lace it just flies off the needles.
Delicious shawl, indeed! I love the unusual combination with garter. Great photos, all around!
Posted by: Kate A. | December 12, 2006 at 01:04 PM
Love the shawl! And I really love DD#2's outfit. Where is it from?
Posted by: Cookie | December 12, 2006 at 05:56 PM
Ooooo, nice!
Posted by: Ellen | December 12, 2006 at 11:13 PM
Kirsten, it's beautiful - your mum will cherish it... and how gorgeous is DD??
Btw, I received an email from Debbie Stoller's assistant also. Have you made contact yet?
Posted by: Nora | December 13, 2006 at 07:02 AM
It's a great shawl!! Your mother will love wrapping up in something knit by her daughter. Nice work.
Posted by: margene | December 13, 2006 at 01:33 PM
Beautiful!
I can't wait to be able to get back to mine.
Posted by: Jenny Raye | December 14, 2006 at 12:10 AM
Wow! Very beautiful knits (lace and colorwork) and I love how you can whip out those hats working on that "magic" number!
Posted by: Dina | December 14, 2006 at 10:50 AM
Wow, the shawl shows up beautifully in your blog. And ditto on all the comments on your daughter. Quite the stylish kid :)
Thanks so much for your comment on my blog- you're the very first one :)
Posted by: Ravi Ahmad | December 14, 2006 at 05:15 PM
Absolutely beautiful :)
The photographs are wonderful too!
Posted by: Stephanie | December 15, 2006 at 06:50 PM
That looks so beautiful and warm--my mom is going to need one of those NEXT Christmas!
Posted by: Ashley | December 16, 2006 at 08:59 AM