March 29, 2004
LOTSS of lace
The finished, blocked product.
(Pattern is sold here.)
Posted by Prudence at March 29, 2004 08:36 AMWell done, Caroline! It's so beautiful, and such a lot of knitting.
Posted by: Sheila on March 29, 2004 10:49 AMI can just imagine how it would look draped around you. Absolutely wonderful - would you wear it to my wedding (if it every happens...)?
Posted by: Angela on March 29, 2004 04:04 PMGoodness gracious!! That is stunning. Lace in a large piece like that is something I haven't tried yet, but seeing this makes me want to order the pattern now! I just love it. Congrats!
Posted by: Teresa C on March 29, 2004 04:33 PMBreathtaking. What a nice blocking job too. Do you think it was the cornstarch?
Posted by: Stephanie on March 30, 2004 05:30 AMGorgeous! Great for the spring weather.
Posted by: Patricia on March 30, 2004 05:46 AMAbsolutely gorgeous!
Posted by: Deborah on March 30, 2004 04:34 PMThat is so gorgeous! Beautiful, lovely work.
Posted by: Sarah Elizabeth on March 31, 2004 10:03 AMCompletely awesome, Caroline. How many knitting hours, would you say, does the LOTSS represent?
It's very beautiful! I'm envious of the shawl, and envious of your stick-to-itiveness!
Omigod, how many hours. I have no idea, some weeks I worked on it almost a solid hour per day, and some weeks I never touched it. What boggles my mind is thinking about how many stitches. Each of the two borders is 56 rows, repeated 3 times, 116 stitches across. Almost 39,000 stitches by my calculations. Then, the points, there are about 130 at 12 rows each, between 10 and 16 stitches per row. Maybe another 20,000 stitches. I forget how many rows there are in the center, but at this point I just faint.
Posted by: CarolineF on April 1, 2004 01:12 PM