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[pensnest]

1. My hand smells of cheese. Stilton. It is distracting.

2. Joey sings. Rather beautifully. Once upon a time I used to find out this kind of thing from fans, but nowadays Lance's Twitter is the source of all the interesting news.

3. Sick of Thicke's shit? Ask Thicke hashtag goes, unsurprisingly, rather badly. Hee.

4. Apparently, Justin and Jessica both play golf. Their lives are so exciting.

5. And now for something completely different:

I finished it!



Pity about the shadow, but there is nowhere I can put it that won't be shadowed, at the moment.

It is very beautiful, although I have to admit that it is full of mistakes. I think I shall have another go at this pattern, because it is *gorgeous*. I want to do a more peacock-coloured version, rich greens and blues, and perhaps add in the beading next time as well. The pattern—the Renaissance Shawl by Anne-Lise Maigaard—is really well presented and easy to follow. It's all in charts, and I didn't find any flaws in it, only in my own knitting.

A close-up:



I have not blocked the little crocheted chains around the edge, although the pattern shows them as little open points. But I think they're pretty good as they are.

Comments

[chalcopyrite]

The shawl is beautiful! I love the subtle variation in the colours. Seeing it finished, I can see how beads could add to it, though I've always thought beading sounded like more trouble than I wanted to go to. But as it is, really lovely and a little magical.

[rikes]

Wow, the shawl looks amazing!

[turlough]

It's beautiful!! The yarn has such lovely subtle colour changes.

[watervole]

That is so beautiful. I'm tempted to knit that pattern myself...

Could you take a photo of you wearing it? I'd like to see how it drapes when worn.

[sperrywink]

That shawl is gorgeous!

[ephemera]

Oh wow - that is a *beautiful* shawl! (with your penchant for fire colours I am surprised you're not plotting a phoenix next!)

[turps]

Oh wow. Your shawl is gorgeous!

[copracat]

Your shawl is so lovely! The colours are fantastic.

[nopseud]

Wow, the shawl is gorgeous!

[musiquedevie.livejournal.com]

The shawl is beautiful! :)

[originalrahrah.livejournal.com]

its awesome! I started crocheting again at the beginning of the year as our friends became grandparents but I developed tendonitis in my hand. the color is beautiful and only you know where those little 'oversights' are!

[brandywine28.livejournal.com]

I'm running out of excuses not to join Twitter, aren't I? Damnit. (But also: Joey!!!)

Beautiful shawl!

[truekat.livejournal.com]

Loved Joey's version! He really nailed it! I know Richard thought so, too! Thankful to Lance for sharing the word. Now, how do we get a copy of it? LOL

[kira-j.livejournal.com]

I am in love with that shawl!!! I can just imagine peacock/rainbow colours would look stunning in that pattern. I've gotten in to dressmaking myself but haven't ventured in to knitting/crochet yet. Making clothes from scratch is so satisfying!!