Melon shawl March 29, 2007
I’m so close with the Melon shawl I can almost taste it.
See?
All that needs to be done is the grafting. In order to test out the instructions Kristie sent me, I knit up a sample in some bright, easy to see, easy to use yarn. Yes, this is exactly the same pattern. Doesn’t look nearly as nice in this thick yarn, does it? Well, it should do for the sample grafting, anyway. Hoping to get to that today. Wish me luck. 
I finished up the first side of the kitting bag the other day. I ended up with a hair less than two yards of yarn left, and a bunch of live stitches that I put on a stitch holder before casting on for side two. Since I didn’t have the Melon to knit on last night, I worked on the knitting bag instead. Made great progress on side two already. Dave thinks the yarn is interesting. LOL
Cheryl March 29
I can’t believe how close you are to being done! Wow! I think you’ll find the grafting is done pretty quickly.
~Kristie March 29
I would definitely LOVE to see your shawl up close after you have it blocked. I’d also like to see the progress on your knitting bag. It looks GREAT in the photos, but I know your items always look even better in person! :-)
prajantr March 30
Melon looks absolutely incredible. I would love to see a picture of the final finish. :)
Jenna March 30
Good luck with your grafting! I can’t wait to see your knitting bag again. :)