Saturday, May 03, 2008

Hanami Success!

I did it!  I managed to finish Hanami!  It was touch and go there for a bit.  I am so happy with this!
Pre-Blocking

It's currently blocking, and I'm going to take it outside for some post-blocking pictures tomorrow.  I managed to meet my goal of finishing this knit before the cherry blossoms were gone.  Every tree on my street, is heavy with cherry blossoms, and I now have my own little piece of the season.  

A taste of Hanami blocking

Started:  April 5, 2008
Finished: May 3, 2008

Stats:

Pattern: Hanami Stole by Melanie Gibbons  

Yarn:  1.5 balls of Fiddlesticks Zephyr 50% merino 50% silk laceweight in the Pewter colorway

Changes made: None

Would I knit it again?  No, but I am absolutely smitten with this one and I'm glad I knit it.  

3 comments:

Abigail said...

I stand in awe of you. The shawl is breath-taking.

Every time lace touches my needles things go south faster than lightning and terribly wrong all at once.

Andrea said...

Very pretty. I'll have to add this to my que.

knitting elephant said...

Gorgeous... Can't wait to see the pictures you take today!