As you know from my post in April -
A Story About a Shawl, and more recently in June, I was working on a shawl for my sister and an afghan for my newphew. Well I'm happy to report that I finished them both and sent them off right before I left on vacation with blessings of healing from my girlfriend's prayer circle.
While on vacation, I called to verify that my sister received the package and I was given wonderful news, my nephew completed his treatment and is cancer free! He will have to be monitored and go in for testing every month for the next year, but the doctors are optimistic. Children are a blessing and so resilient, I'm happy he's made it through this obstacle and pray that he never has to go through it again. And my sister loved her shawl and the afghan and thanked me for sending them to her. I was just happy I was able to do something, even this small thing to bring a little hope and healing to my sister and her family.
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| Finished Popcorn Granny Squares Afghan |
After the success of my first shawl, I decided I wanted to try my hand at a knitted shawl and reading charts. So I searched and searched, hoping to find a shawl that had a simple chart to follow. Well, I can tell you, there really aren't any, at least none that I found. The charts all looked so intimidating, but I wasn't giving up.
After much searching, I finally found one on
Ravelry, that I thought would be easy to manage, called the
Calais Shawl by
Judy Marples. Well here is the results:
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| Beginning stages of shawl |
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| Close-up of beginning of shawl |
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Here it is after blocking. I used Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton
in a beautiful deep wine color |
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| Looks slightly pinkish against my blue couch, but it is the same shawl! |
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| A closer look! |
Once I read completely through Judy's instructions and started, I completely immersed myself into the rhythm of the pattern and before long I had myself a stunning shawl! It was much easier than I thought and I am excited about trying my hand at another shawl, now that I understand the charts better.
Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful 4th of July. I also hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far! I know I am!
