that's the only way to describe this.
In order to use up as much of the delicious yarns as I could, I made it longer than the pattern calls for. (I just added stitches in increments of 15 for the repeat).
I finished it last Thursday, and was able to soak it and block it Friday, and left it to dry over the long weekend.
It stretched a LOT.
And after blocking? More that 150cm (the extent of my tape measure). It's actually about 165cm in length - a gain of about 50cm.
The alpaca garter stitch evened out and stayed soooooooo soft, while the crisp silk lace stretched out and got open and lacey, and gorgeous.
8 comments:
The weather will be cool and rainy on Saturday, but perfect lighting for taking photos of this spectacular shawl. Look at those lumpy garter ridges of the edging just open up. Wow! - Susan
Way kewl!! It really blocked out nicely.
I'm still always amazed at the magic of blocking! It's amazing how much it can change a project. It's beautiful!
Gorgeous. I love the colour combo - you are right - delicious is the word
That is gorgeous. It turned out magnificently!
It is gorgeous!
That is indeed delicious!
It is really quite beautiful.
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