I took your collective advice and hard blocked the Shetland Shawl. It does look better, a bit of the hump at the neck line has relaxed. After looking at other Shetlands around blogland, I see that really there aren’t any points. I worried needlessly. Here she is. And for Laurie, a close up of the beads.
That should do it for The Shetland Shawl.
In other news….
What a wonderful holiday. I love Thanksgiving and this was one of the best. We were joined by a few very dear friends at our home for an afternoon and evening of food and conversation. Lovely. It wasn’t raining or snowing. There was a bit of snow on the deck and a dusting on the lawn. The pond was icing over. After dinner I started the stock for the next day’s soup. Then, dessert. Coffee. We knitted and played with spindles. In the evening, the stars came out in force. Wine. We walked down to the shop and shared ideas and projects. We looked at the sky. Perfect.
Friday, I cut greens, balsam, spruce and cedar. I loaded my window boxes and planters. I cut for wreaths and for jobs ahead. I tied and loaded them into the truck. The smell.. oh my! We ate turkey soup. I covered the remaining planters in the gardens and we did our best to mouse proof the generator. We loaded more firewood onto the porch. I chased Sammy off the ice. Many times. We had leftover salad with pears, blue cheese, cranberries and pecans. More stars.
More walks, some knitting and spinning, but just a bit.
The weekend was the lead in to my holiday madness, the business of decorating our clients places of business. The welcome calm before the storm. The next week or so. Non-stop. I’m figuring that this year, with the poorer economy, it won’t be quite as hectic as usual. In between bows and trees, preparation and installations, there should be time to sneak in some dyeing. If my hands hold out, I’ll try to knit before bedtime. There will be walking. The red flocking on the ribbon raises havoc with my sinuses. I must clear my head. And the soup.. I’ll be happy to have the leftover in my freezer.
The Christmas stocking would be more fun to knit in wool, but I’m practical. There will be melted chocolate in it at some point. Or something. Over the years, a stocking has been knit for every member of the family. This is my great nephew’s first Christmas.
Great stocking. Colton will be so pleased. Leaves me to make his snake scarf, it seems.
Beautiful stocking! Sounds like you had a perfect Thanksgiving.
Your Thanksgiving sounds absolutely heavenly. And turkey soup – yummmmm.
I wanna come play too!!!!! LOL Sounds like an absolutely WONDERFUL time…and I’m trying my darndest to learn how to knit…I want to make those fingerless hand warmers, and of course, they are not beginner stuff!! ROFL And turkey soup to boot….YUM!
Your Thanksgiving did seem lovely.
I saw a piece of property with a pond out the back where the house was.I want it.
When you said something about the pond,it sounds so nice.
Your stocking is neat too.
You work Hard.
Its always nice to read this blog.
Mary Ellen
Your Thanksgiving sounds so nice.
Love the stocking. So cute.
Love the stocking!
I still want your life. That sounded absolutely perfect.
I like the sock tradition.
Love the stocking esp. what you choose for for the trees!
Beautiful stocking — I love the bright, non-traditoinal colors.
Your Thanksgiving weekend sounds lovely. The calm before the storm.
After weeks of grey, the sun has returned. It’s cold and snappy and glorious. I feel as if I should be up at dawn ( a pretty easy thing to do when it comes so late) to take advantage of as much daylight as I can during these short, short days.
What’s on the needles…..??? a big striped Christmas stocking!
Sun glorious sun! Got to love it and bathe oneself in it while it’s out!
Yay for sun! And a Christmas stocking, too!
Lovely lattice.
Love your sat. sky pic!!!
What a cool photo.
You must be just that much further north than we are, as the temps here have been really warm. This weather in northern NE is really unsettling :(. I am looking forward to cold and snappy weather!
Fantastic picture! As it slowly loaded on my monitor the memory of playing Pick-up Stix danced into mind. Isn’t the sun and blue skies a welcome sight after days of rain!
I want to join your Walk With Me Wednesdays. 🙂 It’s great incentive to get out, even during rainy days, and really see what’s around.
I live in NYC, and most of the time I am starved for anything to do with nature. (Sadly), your posts are the closest I get to experiencing the calm and freshness of it. Thank you for sharing with us!
…short days and getting shorter…lovely blue sky against the red twig!
I like how the branches mirror the fragmented look of the ice.
I think I’d go nuts in weeks of grey. I’d certainly be dyeing up a rainbow of colour. Love the pics of the pond with ice and tha tis snow around your lovely shetland shawl!
10 responses to “The Shetland Shawl yet again”
Judy, it’s fabulous. Really, really. And those white branch things are so pretty!
Ack, those plants are *inside* somewhere! Did they do that inside?? Brrrrrrrrr.
Nice shawl BTW :-).
Your Shetland is beautiful. I like the silvery little trees too.
Fabulously knit and blocked! Thanks for the close-up on the beads!
Thank you! I’m putting it in the knitting data bank, seeing how the cognoscenti do it.
It’s quite luscious.
Oh, the loveliness!… 🙂 The little beads are such a nice touch. I’m knitting Swallowtail now and am greatly tempted to follow your example, if I can find the right sort of beads for it.
Wow what a beautiful shawl. Fabulous FO! Are the white branches decor? They’re lovely!
…wow..what a difference the blocking made!
she is awesome! between the colors and the pattern and the beads, it is a delight to the eyes!
I love the beads….such a perfect finish!
The hard blocking was the ticket. Looks fabulous!