Mediterranean Lace Shawl

I've been slowly knitting away at the Mediterranean Lace Shawl over the last eight months!   It's my on- the-go project - I finally got it blocked, finished, photographed and I just love it.   I can't help but feel a real sense of accomplishment as this is my first cobweb weight shawl project.

Blocking

This design is by Maureen Egan Emlet, published in 'A Gathering of Lace' by Meg Swansen. 

Used approximately 2,500 metres ( 7 balls and a small amount of another ) of cobweb lace yarn in Natural by Jamieson and Smith.   The back measures at 35" width x 28" deep, and each front panel  - 29" length x 20" width, borders included.

















It has a few really complicated rows but each and every stitch was so worth it at the end.















Love the soft and feminine look...

I have to admit, I'm not really a shawl-wearing person, and making this was more about wanting to knit it than wanting to wear it. But now that it's done, I'm looking forward to wearing this on cool evenings on the beach and places where I normally wear my pashminas i.e. cinemas!


Hope you'll have a lovely week ahead!

A Finished Top and Back On The Needle!

Six months in the making and the hexagon charm quilt top is finished!

I have hand pieced 1,033 pieces of 1 1/2" hexagons to achieve the required size.

The top measures at 72" x 73"











There are no straight borders for this quilt as my daughter loves the hexagon shaped edging and wanted me to leave it as such.  I'll be adding more hexagons for the backing edges once the quilting is done.





It'll be backed with Topiary from the Parisville line by Tula Pink - it's one of my daughter's favourite prints.

I'll be hand quilting following an outline flower design using pearl cotton thread.

On another note, I have resumed knitting, it was my on-the-go project prior to piecing the hexagons.  I've picked up where I left off on the Mediterranean Lace Shawl - a pattern from 'A Gathering Of Lace' knitting book by Maureen Egan Emlet.  I have a few more rows before I get to the edging then on to blocking!

Hope to have more pictures of it soon!

Have a great week, everyone!