This is Terra. The first one I made was so awesome I wanted to make another one in the same yarn, and in this colour. This a pattern by Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed, first time doing a shawl of his. Will definitely be checking out more of his designs. Great patterns to follow.
I began knitting shawls for gifts for my family on May 21, and it will be exactly one month tomorrow. I started working on shawl # 6 yesterday, the last one. I was aiming to have them completed for Father's Day weekend, as per this post, but I have had my time extended to completing them till the first weekend in July. I'm so close to finishing them, that I don't want to start anything for myself till they are all done. It's been a very rewarding experience to challenge myself to this, I didn't expect to achieve as much as I have.
As far as this picture, I have to say it was totally (sort of) spontaneous. I had not planned on taking a picture of myself with it, as I have never modeled my own shawls. But after dinner I looked out in the front lawn and had a flash of this pose. Sitting on the lawn barefoot with jeans and the shawl wrapped around like that. I didn't even think of the fact that I needed to do my hair or makeup, I just went as I was.
Of course I could see it in my head what I wanted, now that trick was to get my husband to cooperate with the camera. We took 6 pictures and I was so pleased at how well a couple of them turned. It was rather fun.
It was tricky capturing the lace. It's a very simple pattern, but even in this picture it looks flimsy and it's not.
I know this picture has shadows in it but that's why I liked it so much.
Till next time.
Alice xox
I just emailed you to ask if you were done with your second Terra and here it is, all done and looking so lovely on you:):) Love this picture of you, Alice!! Your family is going to love and treasure all of these shawls that you have crafted for them.
ReplyDeleteOne more to go, right? You can do it!!!!!