The State of the Shawl

July 1.

Including today, I have 16 days to finish the Summer Lake Shawl if I plan to wear it to the summer lake.

The length is currently 45 inches. My ideal length is at least 68 inches.* That's a difference of 23 inches.

I've been averaging an inch and a half a day. So in 16 days I could knit 24 inches. So it looks like there will be a shawl!



Last night I wrapped the shawl around my shoulders to get a sense of how it feels and drapes. It's incredible! The drape is light and slinky and feels just so very good.

I wish I could knit 24 inches in one day because I can't wait to wear it!

*An unknown factor for me is the blocking. Will the Sea Silk grow an extra 20%? I like the holes the size they are--I don't need them to open up more. So I'm thinking that this fiber shouldn't be aggressively pulled and tugged. A gentle blocking is all it needs. If anybody has pointers on blocking Sea Silk, please feel free to share.

Must Focus!

Hubster and I were on the road again this weekend



Look at all that spring green (and some pink, too.)



And all this green kept reminding me of the gorgeous Shi Bui sock yarn in my stash. Enough for a shawl.



NOOOOOOOO! Must stop thinking and step up the knitting.

I'm giving myself a deadline for the Summer Lake Shawl--a month. After all it's called the SUMMER Lake Shawl for a reason! But if slowpoke, easily distracted me doesn't make that deadline--I'll aim for two months.

Some knitting on the road was done. But slippery yarn and bumpy roads make for a lot of setting-aside of the needles.

Air, Sun and Water

A new shawl has been cast-on!

A shawl that looks like sun-glistened water.



A shawl that reminds me of blue summer air and golden days



Each stitch brings those lazy, sunny days at the Lake closer.



The pattern: Amy Singer's Montego Bay Scarf -- but being made wider for a summer shawl.

The yarn: The luscious Sea Silk.