contest winner! wedding shawl!
And the winner, randomly selected by my favorite random number generator, Scraps-N-Hat, is …
BRAINYLADY/Alison, whose blog I only recently (and happily) discovered, and who also showed up on the list of most awesomest summer projects (her adorable first quilt was recommended by Jodi).
Alison is the lucky winner of this supersoft skein of handspun merino from Green Apple Yarn, to which photographs cannot do justice.
Alison, send me your address and I’ll ship it off to you toot sweet.
Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions and links and heartfelt “welcome home”s. I’m still sifting through all the links, but will post a best-of list very soon, with my Top Ten Favorite Most Awesomest Summer Creations.
I finally finished and blocked the Summer Lace Shawlette for my friend to wear (or maybe just keep on hand in case of chill — no pressure, A) for her Sept 15 wedding. (That’s right, Sept 15. I am SO ahead of schedule!)
Although the pattern was fairly straightforward, Interweave (as far as I can tell) hasn’t provided any photographs of the front. Although I could guess from the pattern, I didn’t know for sure until the very end what it would look like.
Pattern: Summer Lace Shawlette, by Sandi WiseheartYarn: ~275 yards Henry’s Attic Gemini (50% silk; 50% merino, DK weight)
Needles: Grandma’s old US10 circular
It never ceases to thrill me what blocking can do for lace, as a rumply crumply ball of fiber and empty space is transformed into a fancy finished piece.
The Henry’s Attic — a brand that some of your favorite indie dyers probably use as a base — was lovely to knit with. Super soft, with a slight halo and only a tiny bit of silk smell. (Please ignore the lumpy sleeves of my dress mucking up the lines in the above photo. The drape really is perfect.)
I realize it’s probably supertacky to model a shawl you made for someone else’s wedding, but the hanger shots were not doing the thing justice, and I couldn’t wait to show it off.
I do promise to share photos from the actual wedding, where it will be worn properly by the bride with a 40s-style dress of ivory silk, instead of my lumpy brown cotton and (speaking of supertacky) mint green asphalt siding.
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August 28th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
It’s gorgeous and I love it. I was originally spurred on by Ashley to knit this, actually. But yours makes me want to cast on for it this very second. I think your friend will love it. Great job!
August 28th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
Wow! absolutely fantastic. I hope she models it for you at the wedding.
August 28th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Beautiful shawlette!
August 28th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
wow it looks lovely. I am sure the bride will be overjoyed to have it and wear it, chill or not :O)
August 28th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
it’s gorgeous. and i love your glasses.
and would it really be flint without some asphalt siding? (no).
August 28th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Love it! Great job Pam!
August 28th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
I love your glasses and hair! Verrrry chic. And the shawlette is very pretty, I gasped when I saw the back. I think it would look gorgeous in a longer faroese style too, no?
And it’s not tacky - it’s good luck; now the shawl has no strange “newness” that will mess with the bride’s aura.. or karma.. or whatever.
August 28th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
wow it’s beautiful! i would not have picked this out myself, but i love it now!
btw, those glasses — LOVE those glasses. i’ve been looking for glasses with that shape for at least 5 years. are they new or have i just never noticed them before?
August 28th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
ooh, so beautiful! I think that would look beautiful with a wedding dress. and I’ll echo everyone else: totally coveting your hair and glasses.
Also, thanks for the link to Brainylady’s quilt! That is adorable!
August 28th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Couple of evenings, huh? Tweedy startitis beckons…
August 28th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Wow, the shape of that shawl is just lovely. And the eyelet panel down the arms! So delicate.
August 28th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
i am really in love with the shape of this shawl. i really can’t stand the way shawl are always falling off of ya. annoying.
your friend is the luckiest bride ever. can’t wait to see it in action in her wedding with her 40’s style weddding gown.
brava, pam! another job well done.
August 28th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
You’ve got a lucky friend. Such a classy knit you made for her!
I personally love the siding on your house. i noticed it right away.
August 28th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
The shawl looks fantastic!! There will be pictures of the bride wearing it I hope?!
p.s. Why do you have the best glasses ever? lol
August 28th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Beautiful knitting, Pam — the back of the shawlette is a gorgeous surprise, too. And thanks in advance for the pretty yarn! I’m thrilled.
August 28th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
That shawl is SO pretty. I love the shape. I think it’s perfect for a wedding.
August 28th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Beautiful summer shawlette! It looks good from both angles!
August 28th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
That’s a lovely shawl. Really pretty. Although I hope the sun shines for your friend’s wedding, let’s hope it’s a teeny bit chilly so she’ll need a shawlette. Look forward to the pics.
August 28th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
The shawlette is gorgeous!
August 29th, 2007 at 12:15 am
Wow Pam, so prim and ladylike, I LOVE it!!
August 29th, 2007 at 12:16 am
I love this so much. Seriously, I might have to add it to the queue! Beautiful!
August 29th, 2007 at 1:32 am
One more blog & pattern to add to my list! :op
I love the summer shawlette!
LOL @ tacky! HAHA!
August 29th, 2007 at 1:40 am
Gorgeous! Fast knit, huh? Might have to give it a whirl.
And may I say, I LOVE your glasses. I would be tempted to snatch them right off your face. Not that I would, of course.
August 29th, 2007 at 3:08 am
love love love it! and the glasses. you should move to brooklyn!
August 29th, 2007 at 3:27 am
Congrats, Alison!
The shawlette is lovely!
August 29th, 2007 at 3:30 am
Now I want someone to ask me to knit for them for their wedding, because this looks like it was fun to work. You’re hot, baby!
August 29th, 2007 at 4:43 am
Wow!! you finished that waaay ahead of schedule - if it were me I’d be pulling an all-nighter the day before, and cursing because I was rushing too much. Well done, it looks lovely.
August 29th, 2007 at 7:35 am
very pretty lace shawl.
August 29th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
A few evenings, you say? Now what could I wear a lace shawlette with…
P.S. I’ve got serious glasses envy right now.
August 29th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
very pretty - just enough to cover the shoulders in a wedding dress! it will look stunning!
August 29th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
That shawl is seriously cute–it looks simple from the front, but that lace panel on the back is fantastic!
August 29th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
The Shawlette is just too cute! Fantastic job!:)
August 30th, 2007 at 12:34 am
Girl, you are *way* ahead of schedule. I would have been weaving in ends the morning of the wedding. BTW, I love your glasses - they’re so cute!!!
August 30th, 2007 at 4:35 am
That shawl is so damn cute, and so fast! It looks fabulous on you, and I can’t wait to see photos of the bride modeling it!
August 30th, 2007 at 7:18 am
So, so beautiful.
August 30th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Wow! it’s super fresh. i’m sure she will look quite dope.
August 30th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
God I love your glasses.
PS- Are you aware that there’s an ad for Ann Coulter’s weekly column on your comment thingy? Ick.
August 30th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!!
September 1st, 2007 at 8:13 pm
I just found your blog and I love it! The shawl looks great and I’m sure your friend will love it.
September 2nd, 2007 at 4:49 pm
That shawl is amazing! So beautiful!
September 3rd, 2007 at 4:16 pm
The shawlette is GORGEOUS!
September 4th, 2007 at 3:05 am
Nice shawlette! Now I’m wondering if I should make one for myself