"I'm Ready for My Close Up"
This is for La (and everyone else) who had to work today. I'm at home knitting!
Leaf Lace Shawl from Fiber Trends (Evelyn Clark design)
Yarn from Twinkletoes (color Emily)
Time to knit: apx. 24 hours
Glass beads at each point (they do not show up well in photo)
See post below for full picture.
Help Rachael get to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival and buy the cutest T-shirt EVER!!
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Lovely shawl. It's reminding me of my poor little Charlotte's web still on the needles, stuck at row 91.
Posted by: Vera | February 21, 2005 at 05:04 AM
Sarah at http://sarahwooden.typepad.com/bienvenue_mon_monde/ found a site that highlights places on a world or USA map of where you have been.
I'm trying to ignore the comment about you knitting at home.....
Posted by: tacha | February 21, 2005 at 05:08 AM
Beautiful shawl - the colors are so vivid. A picture with you, maybe??
Posted by: Jackie | February 21, 2005 at 05:29 AM
Beautiful picture. Yup, I'm at home too--and it snowing! It's a perfect day for knitting.
Posted by: Colleen | February 21, 2005 at 05:47 AM
WOW! You really now how to hurt a girl (at work)! I'd rather be home knitting, too, after a paricuarly hellish weekend! Your shawl is stunning! Did you mean to put in 240 hours?! Surely 24 hours is a typo?! I now feel very humbled... but determined to make that my NEXT project once my yarn arrives from the Handpainted Yarn Co. Truly, it is stunning and I like the beads, too!
Posted by: Christine | February 21, 2005 at 06:37 AM
Thanks for the shout-out!
You have only NOT being to two States!!! That's awesome. My goal is to go to all of them at some point...
Posted by: Wendy | February 21, 2005 at 07:44 AM
Thanks for the close up photo. It's beautiful.
Posted by: Annie | February 21, 2005 at 08:37 AM
The shawl is beautiful - I look forward to seeing some pictures of you wearing it with your gorgeous natural landscapes behind you! :)
I'm knitting along with you today, Margene. Yay for holidays!
Posted by: elisa | February 21, 2005 at 09:13 AM
Hi Margene! Lucky you to be home knitting today! I had planned to stay home and work on a scarf for my brother, but realized I bought the wrong yarn. I have no stash, and there are no really great yarn stores here. Such is the life of a beginning knitter, I suppose! I'll get it figured out eventually.
Again, your shawl is gorgeous! It's fun to see the detail.
And I didn't know you had lived in Idaho, by the way! (Native Idahoan here...you'll have to let me know what part you lived in.)
Have a great holiday!
Posted by: Kimi | February 21, 2005 at 10:05 AM
Beautiful shawl!
Posted by: Melissa | February 21, 2005 at 10:17 AM
I knew it! I knew that yarn in that colorway would look absolutly beautiful knit in lace. It looks really happy. Thank you for confirming my suspitions.
Posted by: Moose | February 21, 2005 at 10:20 AM
Beautiful shawl Margene! She's stunning ... I'm envious.
Can you send some of your zen my way? I'm wiggin' out here, and I can't seem to find the center ... *help PLEASE*
Posted by: Sara* | February 21, 2005 at 10:32 AM
Lovely Margene. I hope my mom stops by. I picked that pattern up for her at MS&W...you know. ;)
Posted by: Kathleen | February 21, 2005 at 10:56 AM
No....more.....shawls......stop tempting me.
It's beautiful, really. I need one. Resistance is futile. Oh well.... it's your fault Margene.
Posted by: Cassie | February 21, 2005 at 10:59 AM
Yay, I'm home today too. Knitting Kiri and trying to decide whether to build an ark. Your shawl is just gorgeous, as usual! I'm tempted by the Twinkletoes,(same goes for Socks That Rock yarn) but I'm afraid to get anything else that qualifies as sock yarn-even if I used it for something else. I'm awash in sock yarn right now!
Posted by: jenifleur | February 21, 2005 at 12:35 PM
so fancy and beautiful! reminds me of the peacocks at the cathedral of st john the divine, and that makes me smile. gorgeous.
Posted by: mrspilkington | February 21, 2005 at 03:49 PM
Amazing colors! Beautiful work, divine Ms. M! :)
Posted by: Lolly | February 21, 2005 at 04:31 PM
It is very beautiful ! The colour is gorgerous !
Posted by: Eva Shiu | February 21, 2005 at 06:17 PM
Gorgeous. I am so jealous. Of the shawl and the day off!
Posted by: Julia | February 21, 2005 at 07:52 PM
Beautiful. The colors are so vibrant.
Posted by: eyeleen | February 21, 2005 at 09:10 PM
Very pretty work (as always)! Look at you and your great shawls. It inspires me to ressurect the dormant FBS.
Posted by: Shannon | February 21, 2005 at 11:32 PM
oooooooooohhhhh la la! It's beautiful!
Posted by: melanie | February 22, 2005 at 05:38 AM
Those colors are so rich.....
And you? MD S&W?
Posted by: Rachael | February 23, 2005 at 06:36 AM
This is really beautiful!
Posted by: amy | February 23, 2005 at 07:21 PM
You've LIVED in Idaho?!! Darn! Where was I when this was goin' on?
Your shawl is gorgeous, girlfriend. Absolutely gorgeous!
Posted by: Kim | February 26, 2005 at 06:07 AM