The world didn't end. Even with the surprise element spoiled, the shawl was gifted away and duly admired. All's good.
I don't know if you can fully appreciate it from the picture, but the finished knit is HUGE. So huge, in fact, that I had serious problems trying to block in on two single beds put together. I never bothered to measure it but my goodness. It's a blanket rather than a shawl.
Just as I suspected, silk/alpaca mix is a tad too drapey to really bring out beauty of this particular pattern. Eyelets get lost in the stockinette, but as long as the leafy border looks ok, I'm not worried. It does look ok, doesn't it?
Puppy, as ever, insisted on joining in the photo shoot.
I am very, very happy with this pattern. I used up 4 (and a tiny bit) x 50g skeins, 350m each. I have another four left. Any ideas?
Speaking of yarn, I went on a binge recently and bought a small mountain of it, mostly in lace but also some fingering in sweater quantities. I'm told winters on my mountain get pretty ghastly, with storms and clouds enveloping the whole area. Rowan berries are already turning red, hazelnuts are almost ripe, summer (such as it was) is on its way out. One needs to be prepared, yes?
it turned out beautiful :-)
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