My Quest

The Blue Blob is done!

And it was a photo finish. From ten skeins of yarn this is all I have left.



I must confess I was sweating a little bit at the end. Worried I would run out of yarn. I'd already bought all the skeins the LYS had, so if I needed more yarn than what I had on hand I was screwed. But luckily it worked out just fine. It was even a bit of a rush to cut it that close. I'm so excited. It's all grafted, and ends are woven in. It's beautiful and I can't wait to show it off.

But I need a picture.

This one simply won't do.



The Greatest is out of town this week, so he couldn't take a picture of me with my masterpiece.

In the absence of The Greatest I turn to Pork Chop to be my photographer. She's actually really good, but alas, she had school today.

My Knitting Buddy was supposed to come over to knit, and she could have taken my picture, but "supposedly" her "daughter" was "sick" (a likely excuse) so she bailed on me. (just teasing, I love you girl)

In desperation I tried to get Bounce to take a picture, and I honestly wish I hadn't deleted her pictures from the camera. They were quite interesting. One was just my butt (I really need to buy some butt flattering jeans), another one was the dog with a bit of my shawl in the lower corner. The best one was of the ceiling. Then she dropped the camera and in fear for my electronics I quickly assessed my options.

I could have given the camera to Bird, but she was asleep.

I could have handed it to Meaty, but I was afraid he'd scamper off with it to indulge in his new favorite past time: fun with the bathroom sink. Teaching them to wash their hands after they go to the bathroom is a double edged sword.

So lacking a photographer to take a picture of me with my shawl I turned to alternative models.

I tried Bounce.



But true to her name, this was the only shot she held still for.

I tried Meaty.



But then there was a siren out the window and he had to go watch the ambulance.

I turned to the dog.



She held for one shot, then the cat walked by and it was all over.

So I gave up and turned to inanimate objects.





But none of it did my beautiful knitwork justice.

Meaty is horrified by the entire ordeal.



I'm still searching for a perfect picture, but here are the specs on my masterpiece.

Pattern: This one was a Frankenknit. I started out with the center square from here, I added a Chalice border from Donna Kooler's Encyclopedia of Knitting, and finished with the hem from Eunny's Print O The Waves Stole

Yarn: Filatura Di Crosa Dolce Amore, 10 skeins, color 31 (My Christmas Present from The Greatest)

Needles: Size 6 Addi Turbos

Review: I love this yarn, absolutely love it. It is 100% cotton and wonderful. I love the thought that since it is cotton it will just get softer and softer as I wear it and wash it. I enjoyed picking out the different element of the shawl, matching the curvy border to the center piece, finding a hem that mimics the center border. I was worried that the hem would ruffle a little bit, and it does. I was afraid the ruffle would ruin the entire piece, but the ruffle is very light and feminine and I think it adds a nice touch. Someday I'll show pictures of me and my precious, but for now this is all I have to give you.