Maureen's Shawl

Here it is. Finished, washed, dried, semi-blocked (acrylic, blocking does not exactly bring super-duper results but the true reason is there is no space for THIS ONE): Maureen's Shawl - click for more photos (5 alltogether; picasaweb) It knitted nice but then it became HUUUUGEEE. I did not bother to count the stiches in the end. I finished the edge with crochet (2 rounds, 2 simple patterns). On the pictures with the model (which is me myself, yes, that is right) it is so blatant where I should have planned more ahead. Not exacly happy with this places but, all over, it is a nice piece to have and to wrap around the shoulders or hips or to cover your knees on the cold evening. I like the edge, it looks as I wanted it. The detail not displayed is one of the most important ones - this is an emroidered statement saying: from my lovely husband and me for Maureen. There is no photos of auntie because she was lounging after her day on her bed with a bit sore hip waiting for the painkillers. I really hoped she liked the touch of the shawl - the rainbow yarn is incredibly soft. It is acrilic but in the form I never met, I do not know what they did to it but it is softer than our ginger cat - and he IS soft! I added the yellow yarn with metalic, which is a wool mix and which you can also see in the form of the mittens in my little etsy gallery. I do not call it a shop yet. This, hopefully, will come with time. Both yarns purchaseed in Yarn-Paradise - this company is quick and reliable; they offer great wool for quite low prices. In the end of the day, I did not manage to catch the daylight to take photos of my new little piece - it is a crocheted jewelry set, which I could not resist to make. I have started one more jewelry item but I do not think I will make much more, no plans and no ideas, really. On the other hand, my imagination sometimes gets out of control and shows me whole collections, patterns, colours. Most of them are in pencil in my notebook; few will be created - so many of them...