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March 3, 2007

From Sally — The Feather & Fan Shawl Is Blocked and Drying

Filed under: Feather and Fan Shawl — Sally @ 6:00 pm

Whew. That was a lot of pinning. A lot. It’s probably already dry — I had to keep spraying it just to be able to finish blocking. But I am leaving it pinned for a few more hours lest I suffer the nightmare of “springing back.” Here are some photos of it being blocked.

I stood on a chair to try to get a better shot, but I couldn’t get the entire shawl in the photograph.

Here is a close up.

In answer to Susan’s question: it’s about 63 inches in diameter.

10 Comments »

  1. From Susan — The only word that comes to mind is breathtaking. It is absolutely stunning. How big across did it end up?

    Comment by lv2knit — March 3, 2007 @ 6:15 pm

  2. Absolutely fabulous! Could we have a lesson on how you would wear a round shawl?

    Comment by Marina — March 3, 2007 @ 9:35 pm

  3. Dear Sally- Wow! I mean, wow!

    Did you count how many pins you used?

    Comment by Lorraine — March 3, 2007 @ 11:07 pm

  4. From Sally: I have no idea how to wear it — I’ll see tomorrow when I unpin it.

    I used approximately 347 pins.

    Comment by surly — March 3, 2007 @ 11:23 pm

  5. Gorgeous! Brava for the great effort!

    Comment by June — March 4, 2007 @ 11:24 am

  6. It’s a beautiful thing! I was going to ask about the pins as well — instead, I’ll ask about your back… all that floor crawling? Yikes! It’s going to be well worth it though — so pretty.

    Comment by Wendy O — March 4, 2007 @ 4:03 pm

  7. Really fabulous!

    Comment by Pam — March 5, 2007 @ 1:26 am

  8. Wow! What a beautiful shawl. Congratulations on finishing.

    Comment by Gale — March 5, 2007 @ 9:31 am

  9. Gorgeous! Stunning! Wow! Congrats on a fabulous job!

    Comment by Caren — March 11, 2007 @ 8:21 pm

  10. What stitch did you use between the fan and feather? It is just beautiful thanks for sharing such beautiful work.

    Comment by Marcie — August 3, 2009 @ 7:49 pm

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