Details:
Started: July 7; Finished: September 9, 2009
Pattern: Madli’s Shawl by Nancy Bush, Interweave Knits Summer 2004
Yarn: Valley Yarns 2/8 Merino Cashmere, unknown amount (most of what was left from the DNA scarf)
Needles: Brittany Birch 14″ straights, size US 5
Here she is on the lamp so you can see the detail:
This was really my first “process” project. I did so horribly on my first Madli’s Shawl way back when…it was my first lace project, and my first time using charts. It was full of mistakes. And I used black alpaca. Just a bad combination all around! I always liked how snuggly the photo looked, in a grayish yarn. I’ve always wanted to reknit Madli’s Shawl, in a gray or beige yarn…just to do it right. Since I’ve been taking a break from knitting (seriously, my last FO was in February!) I didn’t have anything to enter in the fair this year. So I decided it was time to knit Madli’s again, just for a fair entry.
She won second place. My first loss at the fair! But it’s OK, I’m just fine with losing to the winner (an adorable set of teensy finger puppets. Had to be knit on 000s or 0000s, and they were beaded too!).
I also entered Emily’s stripey sweater. It won an honorable mention.
So both of my entries won ribbons. Just no blue this year! I still haven’t ever won a third place ribbon. Maybe that’s what I’ll set my sights on for next year. ;)
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