This is a project that has been five years in the making. Proof that I am not a knitter!
I started this back in 2006, working on it off and on. It reeeeally languished. For two. years. Finally, the summer before my wedding, my friend Keturah and I made a bargain to swap projects. I would sew her a vintage-style dress if she would finish knitting my shawl!
My end of the bargain was fun. I sewed her a dress in blue silk charmeuse, based on EvaDress 7482. I'm not so sure Keturah's part was quite so fun, but she persevered. ;) And this summer when I went to visit her, she presented me with this beautiful shawl!
[The pattern is the English Wool Peddler's Shawl from Folk Shawls by Cheryl Oberle.
The yarn is Brown Sheep Co. Lambs Pride Superwash in Lichen.]
I'm a 31-year-old Christian. My hope is to live a quiet life filled with home and hearth, family and friends, loveliness and simplicity. I'm wife to Douglas (married October 2008) and mother to Edmund (born November 2009), Lavinia (born May 2012), and Rosamund (born February 2014).
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It's beautiful, Laura! What a clever idea to swap projects -- Keturah's dress sounds divine, by the way.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your new shawl; it looks like it was worth the wait!
Blessings,
Shannon
We have that book at the library where I work - the shawls in there are beyond what I would attempt, but beautiful. Like yours - the design, so pretty!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! The color is wonderful. Sometimes things take a while to finish, but then it's worth it. :) I love the Wool Peddler's Shawl. Most of the patterns in Folk Shawls are beautiful--I've been eyeing it for a while. Might be time to get it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colour and design! Well worth the wait I would say ;-)
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! What a nice friend :) I especially like the color.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize it had been languishing in your possession for two years prior to my taking it. That makes me feel a little better for having it two years myself. :/
ReplyDeleteSo glad it's keeping you warm and cozy <3