Whoohoo, I am done with the center of the shawl and now can start on the edge, which is knitted on sideways, I guess is the best way to describe it.
I am excited to see that the end is near. And, I am looking to the next project. I was going to do Elisabeth I, but since that is a little more complicated a design to resize, I am thinking I may do Maidenhair, from Alice Starmore’s Aran Knitting. I mentioned the swatch, and don’t like it, so am on a yarn quest. I may post to the KBTH crew for suggestions for up-sizing the yarn so I don’t have to do as much math. I get the straight lines ok, but get nervous with the curves. My sewing experience is limited to… you guessed it… straight lines, and I don’t really have anyone local to ask for advice on how stuff works.
I think I will do the BairIsle or Bearly Knits sweater first though, if I can McGuyver a swift. The yarn is a bit sticky for the ‘wrap it around your knees’ method, even if it would fit. I balled up the Cascade using my feet part of the way, but even that got a bit tangly. I can’t imagine my LYS would let me bring in a bunch of yarn to wind, even if I paid for the use of the machine, she doesn’t seem like she would go for such a thing.