Brown shawl story

[cupcake]

heheh, I present the Brown Shawl Story....in the tradition of my other shaggy dog stories ( ala Red shawl story, Scrap shawl story and Easter crochet story) ...

 

I bought this wool for about 50c a ball at the Christmas sales. Bear in mind Christmas is stinkin hot summer here, so there is not a real demand for wool. Had no idea what to do with it, only that it was a real bargain. Any way I made a shawl, which sort of started with a pattern and then I made it up as I went along.

 

Yesterday was ANZAC day and we went out for a walk and a cup of coffee. It is now autumn and there is starting to be a nip in the air.

 

Here is the sunset looking across the broadwater from where we had coffee:

 

 

 

Here is my shawl with the boats floating above. Now I am trying real hard to make the picture interesting and this was a challenge to take. Mainly cos the passers by were wondering what the hell I was up to putting the shawl on the railing, and photographing it .

 

 

Now here is me looking dopey in front of the cycads. If I smile my son says I look like I am posing... (as if this is my natural stance) :lol It does throw about the body rather snuggly tho. And how cool are the gardens!

 

 

 

Here are some more boats, just in case you are interested:

 

 

And here is the final glimpse of the sun setting in the West.....

 

 

after that we went aahhhh, and came home, had dinner and I continued on my 200 block CAL.

 

Thanks for looking.

[eyenowhour]

I love the sunset! I used to live by the beach and we had such beautiful sunsets. The shawl is quite lovely too.

[Cuddlefish]

That is an awesome shawl.

 

And nice work on the presentation, it was nice to see those other pics too.

[faithpa76]

What beautiful pictures!! That shawl is lovely, too, looks like it drapes nicely!

[DesertCrocheter]

The shawl is lovely!! Color, pattern, everything, and what a great color on you. And the boat and sunset photos are lovely, too--thanks for sharing. Patty

[terrybb]

Thank you for the lovely story and pics. You shawl is very pretty.

[swtmollysmom]

Love the shawl. Thanks for sharing the pixs. It looks beautiful there.

[smokeyp81]

Love the shawl, love the stories! Great job!

[crochetmama]

I'm so glad you endured the curious looks of passersby as you bravely photographed your wonderful brown shawl just for us! And the water and boat and sunset pictures all added to the story. You look lovely in your shawl. I love all your stories and pictures too, and always look forward to your posts.

[denny]

I love it when you post your interesting stories and the photos. I feel like I have taken a trip and didn't even leave my chair! Cheapest Air Fare around is in your own mind. Love the shawl and the color is great!

[123mama]

Your shawl is very pretty and I love the stories.

 

sondra

[Pyogazel]

lovely shawl and cute pics too

[cupcake]

I love it when you post your interesting stories and the photos. I feel like I have taken a trip and didn't even leave my chair! Cheapest Air Fare around is in your own mind. Love the shawl and the color is great!

 

crochetmama

I'm so glad you endured the curious looks of passersby as you bravely photographed your wonderful brown shawl just for us! And the water and boat and sunset pictures all added to the story. You look lovely in your shawl. I love all your stories and pictures too, and always look forward to your posts.

 

Thanks for your nice comments. I appreciate that people read this stuff.

[Roli]

I read "this stuff" too! I love looking at your photos. You live in such a beautiful part of the world. As for the shawl...the pattern has a very nice contemporary look to it. Did you design this yourself? I'd be interested to know what pattern you used.

 

edit: Uh oh, I just noticed that you wrote you made it up yourself. Any quick instructions available?

[yarncat]

Lovely shawl!

[momofgmd]

What a wonderful shawl, and what beautiful pictures.

[christinascrochethaven]

Wonderful story and shawl!

[JennyLoLo1]

Nice shawl. You take some beautiful pictures.

[Vik]

Hi Cupcake! I love your shawl!

The weather in Australia :kangaroo is the same as in Argentina :mcow , we have Summer in Christmas and now is Fall!

 

The pictures with the boats are very similar to a place in Buenos Aires!

[Terri/LadySorce]

WOW.. very nice!!!

In the pic, it didnt look that big/roomy/flowing, etc.. lol

but once it was on you... AWESOME!!!!

Sunsets are beautiful... Thank you for sharing them with us

[Tampa Doll]

Beautiful story, pictures and story. I like the size of the shaw, as many of them seem only big enough to go around the shoulders.

[Ladycrochat]

Lovely shawl, wonderful photos and great stories....thanks for sharing Cupcake!

[jenksie]

That shawl is absolutely gorgeous.

Everytime I want to make something in brown, my husband says it looks like @#$%, and I get discouraged.

[artemis]

Cupcake, your posts are always the best!

I never know if I like your crocheted project the best or the beautiful scenery photos.

Thank you for sharing with us.