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January 22, 2008
Feathery
Thanks to the three-day weekend bonus knitting time, I completed the Princess border charts. Now for six rows of plain knitting (ew) and the insertion before figuring out the best way to hold all those live stitches while knitting the center.
The South Seas stole is shaping up to be a lot of fun. The beads are nice and shiny, which pleases both me and the little magpie who lives inside me.
This freewheeling knitting pace will surely slow a bit since my spring semester classes start tonight. I've been in denial.
Posted by missalicefaye at January 22, 2008 09:59 AM
Oh the Princess is exquisite in its detail. I mourn the loss of your knitting time.
Posted by: Opal at January 22, 2008 10:49 AM
Oh how gorgeous! Both of them!
And I second the loss of knitting time...but perhaps you won't get too much homework :)
Posted by: fleegle at January 22, 2008 11:33 AM
Booooooo to homework and studying! (I suddenly feel 13 again!)
Both projects are looking amazing.
Posted by: soo at January 22, 2008 12:46 PM
You are kicking a** and taking names working on that shawl! 'Swonderful!
Posted by: Janice in GA at January 22, 2008 01:16 PM
Stunning! that sucks that you lose knitting time...
Posted by: jennsquared at January 22, 2008 01:20 PM
Gorgeous! I hope I will someday make such lovely lace. Thanks for the consistent inspiration.
Posted by: Rosa at January 22, 2008 02:45 PM
how beautiful, it is coming on so well. i have decided to postpone my princess, to knit Sharon Miller's Nesting Shawl for my next grandchild to be - but i shall enjoy it all the more, i am sure.
keep up the good work! ;)
Posted by: ingrid at January 22, 2008 03:34 PM
wow, that is amazing alice. i love how that some of the pendant motifs look like long pine cones, both long and short . . . hmmm
Posted by: anne at January 22, 2008 04:28 PM
Beautiful! Makes me want to knit more and more on mine. As to how to hold the stitches while you knit the center. I think I have a plan that will work. When you get to that point knit 4-6 rows in plain knit in a contrasting slippery yarn making sure that the bumps from the shawls last row are on the top so you can easily see them when you have to pick them up on the way back of each row. Just pick and join, pick and join. When you are finished with the center, very carefully cut the contrast yarn. This way there is no way you will loose a stitch or miss one for that matter. It is almost as picking up stitches from a provisional cast on but leaving the provisional co in there until the end. Clear as mud?
Posted by: Laritza at January 22, 2008 08:26 PM
words fail me... it's stunningly beautiful I will be badgering you with questions when I start mine...
Posted by: Littleberry at January 23, 2008 05:18 AM
Alas for gainful employment but it does keep us in yarn.
And wow. Your Princess shawl is just breathtaking!
Posted by: Carrie K at January 23, 2008 03:33 PM
I don't think I have seen anyone get this far on the Princess, though Ravelry might set me straight on that. It's truly an amazing project, and I can't express my admiration (and astonishment at your stamina) strongly enough!
Posted by: Beth S. at January 23, 2008 04:13 PM
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Posted by: Opal at January 23, 2008 04:31 PM
All I can say is WOW! It's beautiful. You are setting quite the pace.
Posted by: Colette at January 23, 2008 06:32 PM
they're both beautiful Alice, and I completely understand the night classes digging into knitting time...mine start back up next Tuesday. I've been on a finishing of UFO jag to get some projects cleaned up before it starts all over again...
By the way, are you hooking the beads in or did you string them in the SSS?
Posted by: mari at January 24, 2008 08:55 AM
Your knitting is fantastic as usual. Really breathtaking. It really is too bad that study/work cut into knitting time but at least you can look at your work so far with satisfaction. I guess these pictures will have to hold us for awhile :-)
Posted by: Jane at January 26, 2008 07:00 PM
Posted by: Agnes at January 28, 2008 02:09 PM
Dear missalicefaye,
Go check out my blog. You got an award again :-)
Posted by: Jane at January 30, 2008 10:56 PM
Not only are you a great knitter (of lace) but you make the most admireable photo's that makes me want MORE time in the day.
Also always combining the most beautiful colours to the patterns.
You're my favorite lace knitter, I learn a lot.
Posted by: Monique at April 4, 2008 09:04 AM
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