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August 22, 2007
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As it grows, this shawl is increasingly difficult to pin out for photography without risking flying stitch catastrophe. So I hope you will bear with my rather inelegant and bunched-up displays of knitting in the meantime. I'm now about halfway through the bee in field portion of the shawl (petite size). The large bees are a bit acrobatic in execution, with lots of backward-loop casting on.
The Spring Shawl edging is creep creep creeping along--I'm over halfway through the top edging and have about 27 more repeats to go. If discipline prevails, I could finish...well, soon. I think I can manage to complete both of these projects before classes start again on September 4 and the knitting has to compete with the studying during my evenings and weekends. (The knitting wins out more often than it should, probably.)
Speaking of September 4...that's the day I start my New Job. (!!!) A library job, no less--which may make the whole library school thing seem a bit more relevant to my actual life. Assuming my brain survives the akwardness and tedium of the last week and a half of the current job....
Posted by missalicefaye at August 22, 2007 10:48 AM
Congrats on the new job! And the lace is lovely, as usual. :)
Posted by: Janice in GA at August 22, 2007 12:00 PM
My goodness, it's amazing how exquisite that pattern looks where it's aired out via thinner yarn. I bought the pattern, by thought it looked a bit thick,, if you know what I mean.
And of course, your knittiing shows off the yarn perfectly. Or is it the other way around? :)
Posted by: fleegle at August 22, 2007 12:56 PM
The more I look at it the more I like it. But I shall not cast on until I finish the stuff I have going.
Posted by: Laritza at August 22, 2007 01:31 PM
It is so beautyful. Look forward to see the final result -have bookmarked you ;-)
Posted by: Lene at August 22, 2007 01:58 PM
Congratulations on the new job! As for the Bee Fields, the one thing I do not like about it is all the backward-loop cast ons. But I am getting used to them and the picot effect on the edging is lovely. Watching your progress is spurring me on as your shawl is beautiful as well as inspiring!
Posted by: Opal at August 22, 2007 03:01 PM
Thanks for risking it all for great photos!
I love seeing your knitting!
Congrats on the new job too! m :)
Posted by: miyamojo at August 22, 2007 08:10 PM
How gorgeous! Love the color you've chosen.
I ordered my Bee Fields stole kit (Buckwheat honey) on Monday, I should receive it within 2/3 weeks.
I've got your blog tagged so I can check on your progress :)
p.s. congratulations on the new job!
Posted by: Sylvie at August 22, 2007 09:38 PM
Dear missalicefaye,
I am grateful you have taken the time and effort to pin out your lace for us all to see. It is fantastic as usual. Good to know I would have to do the "limbo" if I want to knit this one. I hope the new job is more fun than this one is. I think the knitting would win most of the time with me too!
Posted by: Jane at August 22, 2007 11:23 PM
it's looking stunning I have to say and your bees are beautiful..... the ayrn seems a perfect balance for the shawl... how different in weight/yardage is it from the stated yarn?
Congratulations on your new job :)
Posted by: Littleberry at August 23, 2007 06:54 AM
Knitting win out over studying? I know not what you mean!!!
I have a correspondence course that is heading into a decade because of knitting.
The bee's are stunning, isn't all that red wonderful though, it keeps reminding me that I really want to knit Sharon Millers Edwardian stole.
K
Posted by: Kathy at August 23, 2007 02:29 PM
May your new job be the start of a wonderful career! Your lace knitting technique just takes my breath away. My "Bee Fields" uses the thicker laceweight that the pattern calls for, and it's looking good, but the thicker yarn is of course more forgiving of slight differences in stitch tension.
Posted by: Lynne E. at August 24, 2007 03:01 PM
that bee is looking mighty, mighty good alice! i just adore the color, thank you for sharing it. and congratulations on your new job!
Posted by: anne at August 25, 2007 10:44 AM
Congratulations on your new job! I can't wait to see you Bee Fields blocked. I love the colour.
Posted by: Knitsanity at August 26, 2007 10:33 AM
Yeah for your new job! You'll be a star in library land.
The bees are most pretty too...
Posted by: sil at August 26, 2007 11:11 AM
gorgeous! I love the red bees. congrats on the new job!
Posted by: ann at August 27, 2007 11:31 AM
soo lovely!
have a fabulous first day at work tomorrow!
it is our first day of school. :-)
Posted by: heatherly at September 3, 2007 12:28 PM
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