I'm utterly convinced I sent my crochet teacher to the bottle all those years ago ... However, after my latest finish my then crochet teacher who is my now good friend advises me she always knew I had it in me once I applied myself.
I began following The Little Bee (Alia Bland) on Instagram after seeing so many beautiful renditions of her Sunday Shawl pattern there.
After purchasing the pattern I went wool shopping in the city with my friend Janet where we decided on a 4ply rather than 8ply because 'really' it doesn't get _that_ cold in Auckland AND I am only 5ft tall so don't really need a shawl down to my knees ...
The colour guideline I gave Janet (and myself) was 'think Cath Kidston' ...
This was my Australia project where I hooked on the flight between Auckland and Perth and back to Auckland again .. .. ..
It was my Glandular Fever giving me a kick in the arse reminder to slow down project where I spent a couple of days in bed hooking .. .. ..
And it was my I AM going to complete a project towards working on my PHD project .. .. ..
I love the colours, I love the pattern and I love that I finished something!
I call that a win win.
7 comments:
Absolutely stunning! You nailed it with those colours! Hope you're feeling better soon :)
Beautiful, Cat!! I love it and well done on the finish!!
Very pretty! And I had always imagined you to be tall! Funny how we get images in our minds.
I love it Cat!
I love it! I've admired this shawl pattern for a while now! It looks GREAT! And the pictures of you wearing it show off the colours much better! I thought it was a really dark grey/greeny main colour! It looks so light and happy! Bring on winter! I'll need to make myself one of these too!
Beautiful. Love your colour choices. Using 4 ply was a good idea as the shawl seems to drape beautifully.
Great portable project and a fabulous finish...
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