Mystery Shawl Update

Here's another picture of the mystery shawl in progress.  I had just finished clue 3 of 6 in the photo.  The knitting was complete as of 8 Feb... but the blocking?  Blocking will have to wait until next weekend I think.  I have a few spots in the lace pattern that are completely goofed up, but on the bright side, I will have a chance to do better next time.  This was a practice shawl for one I will knit in blue for a friend's wedding.  She wanted one to match her bouquet, and given the flower lace themes in this pattern it would be quite apropos.  Plus now I know approximately how long it will take to knit (about a month), which should ease some of the pressure.  I have plenty of time for the June nuptials.

Mini-Shawl

This guy is a rare pink addition to my collection of FOs, a mini shawl for my administrative assistant.  I did not realize you couldn't put "printer safe" transparencies in our copiers.  She had to peel melty plastic off of the fuser.  Sorry.

Bonus Shawl

I made another one of these Flourish shawls for a coworker because they are so fast and easy.  I also broke my long standing goal of using yarn only from my stash when I purchased 2 skeins of Mirasol Yarns Nuna for the job.  I wanted to do it in purple and I just didn't have enough to make this happen.  It was fun to go to the yarn store instead of just back and forth between my apartment, work, and the grocery. 

Unfortunately, I may have to switch yarn store allegiances.  It would appear that the one by my house has decided to stop carrying good, dependable, nice yarns in sensible weights.  They no longer carry any Brown Sheep and all of the Malabrigo was this funky bulky/roving mess they had to hang up on the wall.  When I enter a yarn shop I should have voices screaming in my head advocating for the purchase of every bright and fluffy skein.  This time I took almost 30 minutes to find one I was merely "OK" with. 

The Shawl from Hell

It sneaks up behind you in dark corners and dares you to finish it.  You see a cute shawl in the new issue of Knitty, but you can't cast on a new one until you cast off another.  With every pattern repeat the centerline becomes increasingly erratic and non-linear.  There is no way to fix it without ripping out the whole thing.  I have committed to only wearing this folded and wrapped and what not.  I showed it to several muggles who didn't notice the hideousness, but I know it's there.