Monday 25 August 2014

Shawlette and Tusal Check-in

I have been wanting to do a bit of knitting for some time and as my daughter and family were due for a visit this month, I thought I would make a little shawlette for my daughter for the cooler summer evenings.  Making the most of DH driving into town, I went to a favourite shop for the yarn but they didn´t have the colour I wanted in a light weight yarn and I ended up dithering and buying wool - hate making quick decisions when DH with a noticeable frown is waiting outside in a no parking zone.


I bought three balls of wool and found a pattern at Ravelry called Haruni and started knitting straight away.


Knitting a lacy design while watching TV in the evenings is not really the best thing to do and I made quite a few mistakes which weren´t much fun to put right when working with hundreds of stitches.  Anyway it knitted up very quickly.



The design included three sizes and I wanted something small, just to cover the shoulders, so I followed the pattern for the smallest and made a crochet flower to fasten.


Here is my daughter with the results.  I don´t know if she will ever wear it.




TUSAL  DAY

Today is also Tusal check-in day and so here is my jar of ORTs for this month.  Not a lot of new threads but getting to fill the jar nevertheless.


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Be back later this week with the Smalls check-in.  Hope you will pop by.

16 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous little treasure, Sheryl :)

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  2. I love the shawl! I's sure your daughter likes it! :D

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  3. The shawl is absolutely beautiful Sheryl. Such a pretty yarn and pattern and the crochet flower is such a lovely touch.
    Also, I love the way your daughter is modelling it.
    Margaret

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  4. The shawl is really beautiful Sheryl! Pretty colour too! I'm sure your daughter will hold it dear to her heart :) Love the crochet flower with the pearl detail!

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  5. Love the shawl, I can't believe how quickly you got it made up, seems you must be experienced! Lol I got onto Ravelry early this year....what name do you come under there? As for the TUSAL....well my little inside jar was full, and it's getting into spring here, so I emptied it outside for the birds to play with. I just couldn't get my head around the strange posting dates for it.
    Have a great day

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  6. beautiful stitching :D I love the finish the flower looks gorgeous.

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  7. The shawl is beautiful, Sheryl, and so is your daughter! My sister crocheted a little white shawl for me some years ago with cotton crochet thread. My sister passed away many years ago. The way your daughter is wearing it with the rose on the shoulder makes me think I need to get that shawl out and start wearing it. I could use a broach or pin to hold it together! Thanks for the inspiration! Bless you.

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  8. El chal es precioso,!! Me gusta el color, el hilo que has elegido es suave, un trabajo muy bello!!

    Besitos!

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  9. I wore It already. I love the colour and the parttern is so delicate... Thank you mum!

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  10. It's a very pretty shawl,Sheryl!:) lovely pattern.

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  11. What a beautiful shawlette! It is so pretty and the fastener is great! Congrats! Glad to see your daughter has already worn it and loves it (above). I am, of course, way behind in reading blogs. I will be reading them as time permits, but not necessarily commenting each time. Know that I am still out here, following...

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  12. The shawlette is gorgeous, I am sure that your daughter loved it and will wear it with pride.

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  13. Your shawlette is stunning, and looks so very soft...would be a lovely snuggle indeed.

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  14. A beautifully made shawlett,

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