We are in full Birkie prep mode and a lot of snow fell last evening! It is a beautiful, snowy-white, sunny day!! More expected tomorrow on race day (??!!).
Last evening I got a bee in my bonnet to fix a shawl that I made quite a while ago: Lehigh by Melanie Berg. Beautiful shawl!
Mine turned out ginormous! Ten feet wide! It was like wearing a 10 foot boa constrictor around my neck – or body! I loved the look of the shawl but it was TOO MUCH of a good thing! So I decided to take off the top few inches. The new width is 82 inches. I did not keep the tassels on the ends as they were so heavy they felt like I was being pelted with baseballs!!!
It will go very well with my gray wool coat and many other things, so it is OUT OF THE CLOSET so to speak! 🙂
Wish us luck at the Birkie! Last year it was cancelled due to no snow and this year there is a ton of new snow — be careful what you wish for, though this is 1000 times better!!
And you still have time to knit up a 2018 Winter Games Hat in time for the closing ceremonies on Sunday…and even if you don’t finish, it is a darn cute hat!!
Happy Birkie!!!! Good Luck!
Comment by Needles — February 23, 2018 @ 2:12 pm
How did you fix that shawl, Susan? Was a reknit or a partial frog back? The color is just beautiful on it.
Comment by Samina — February 23, 2018 @ 3:41 pm
John is an animal, congrats to him!!!!!
Comment by Nora Cooke — February 24, 2018 @ 6:35 pm
Hi Susan,
Hope your husband had a good experience this year at the Birkie.
I too am a Birkie skiier and wonder your opinion about yarn shops in the Hayward area. Any places that must be visited?
thanks.
Comment by nancy wagner — February 25, 2018 @ 4:07 pm