Fiber Dreams

I wanted to see how far I’ve really gotten, so last night after getting a fair amount of knitting done on the new shawl I traded needle tips for plugs, got the fabric wet, and pinned it out on the bed to block and dry over night. Blocking this way is far from perfect, but it usually gives me a pretty good idea of where I am, and how far I need to go. I’ve used up 24 grams of the 50 grams on the first ball (I have two), and the piece measures out to about 16¾ inches wide by 25 inches long. Thankfully the border is reasonably narrow, a tad under three inches at its widest spots, so I should be able to use some yarn from the second ball to make the center bit longer than it would be with just one ball of yarn.

Since I had things out anyway, I took final measurements of Antigua. If you’re not into huge shawls, you’ll be glad to know that this is the largest of four sizes. If you are into large shawls, you’ll be happy to note that this one measures out at 82 inches across the top, and 41 inches high. Big. Plenty of shawl length to wrap around, drape over your shoulders, pin attractively, that sort of thing.

I’ve been lazy about bringing Babylon downstairs to put away—it was still sitting on the bar after its photo shoot last week. I grabbed it and piled it on top of Antigua for its trip down, and noticed how gorgeous the colors are together. I can see it now: wear a rich red dress, and wrap Antigua’s taupe and bronze lacy-ness around the shoulders, or wear a taupe dress with the fabulous red scarf. Either would be a stunning outfit, don’t you think? Or, wear a black dress and layer taupe and red shawls over it. Ooh.

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