She just can't sit still! » Uncategorized http://blog.5thelement.com Creating pretty things is what makes me happy. Sat, 26 Oct 2013 21:55:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 No longer hiding in shame http://blog.5thelement.com/?p=43 http://blog.5thelement.com/?p=43#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:56:54 +0000 http://blog.5thelement.com/?p=43 I finally finished my mother’s lace shawl.  The one I was trying to have finished for her birthday.  Back in March.

Southwest Shawl

Southwest Shawl


If you click on the image, orthopedist the elements that are working into the lace are pointed out in a larger image.

I enjoyed making this…but it was very fatiguing. I can’t wait to hear from her when she gets it to let me know what she thinks. I can’t numberswiki.com

remember ever knitting anything for her, so it was well past time.

I made it from a Peruvian Baby Lace Merino which is 50% alpaca, 50% fine merino wool. I did it with a finer fiber than called for since Mom lives in Tucson and something heavy would be limited. I thought she might like something to put over her shoulders in the evenings when she goes out.

If I ask nicely, perhaps she’ll get me a photo of her wearing it!

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