Lana

Lana is off the needles!
The sun has not been around much lately and today was no exception.
But it did show it's face for about 15 minutes and out the door I went with camera in hand and hubby following behind.
I wondered if we would have any pictures at all with the winds blowing as they were.

But the winds did calm down for a few minutes.

The shawl drapes really nicely because it's knitted from side to side on the bias.

The lace border is knitted with the body of the shawl on one side and is knitted-on on the other side.
I thought this was such a wonderful way to add the border.
The two other shawls in this series are designed the same way.

I love large asymmetrical shawls.
I like tying knots in my shawls and wearing them off to the side.

The yarn I used is from our own herd. It's an alpaca/mohair blend.
Soooooooo soft!
It's light as a feather too and I think I'll be wearing it all year long.

I've been felting shawls this weekend and I have lots to show you...
 

Hollywood Legends

Since my last post, I was determined to find a shawl pattern to cast on

as soon as the socks were off the needles.

I was doing some 'window shopping' on the pattern page of Ravelry and

the Lana shawl caught my eye.

The designer is Paulina Popiolek, a favorite of mine.

I've knitted Cameo last summer from Paulina's designs.

Looking closer at Lana, I realized that it's part of a collection of three shawls named after Hollywood Legends. The two other shawls, Ida and Ava, are equally as beautiful.

The price is reduced if you buy all three of them during the month of May...so why not!

I could not have decided which one I prefered anyway.

So, (ahem), the socks are not done but Lana is on the needles.

 

 

The socks will get done along with the shawl.

 

The car is all packed up and I'm leaving shortly for a week of fun learning with Maggie Vanderweit.

Here is what her profile says on the school's website

Maggie Vanderweit

Haliburton School of The Arts

Maggie Vanderweit has been sewing since childhood and quilting for over 30 years. She operates her textile art business from her studio in Fergus. Her work is in private collections around the world, in public buildings in Ontario, and has been exhibited in galleries and museums across Canada. It includes original wall-hangings created with her own painted fabrics, silk fusion, felt, hand embroidery, beading and densely machine quilted surfaces. Maggie presents lectures and classes for guilds, schools, art colleges, shops, the CQA, including One of a Kind and national needlework shows. She sells her original textile art at major exhibitions and from her studio. Maggie is a member of Connections.

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