Birthday Black Shawl

[artemis]

My sister turned 60 on July 1. She asked that I make her a light-weight black shawl she could wear in the summer on a cool evening. I used Blue Sky alpaca and silk, the most expensive fiber I've ever purchased! I ordered it from Webs. It took 8 skeins to make a 22" by 68" rectangular shawl. I used the Spider Web Lace pattern from Donna Kooler's Encyclopedia of Crochet. My husband made several shawl pins from wood he turned on his lathe. Can you see she is wearing one on her shoulder which is a dark brown wood? He and I were pleased with how our gifts turned out.

[newthingcrochet]

WOW! That is really beautiful!

[ginamaria73]

that is beautiful. the detail is fabulous!!

[angieInCA]

Beautiful!

[yarn_monkey]

That's absolutely beautiful! I love the stitch pattern. I'm sure your sister loved it!! Lovely lovely work.

[Shebop]

Lovely!

[TX CrochetLover]

Oh wow! I love it and she looks like she is very happy with it too! Great work!

[peggytoes]

Absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Love the pattern and how the blouse underneath

shows through! THANKS FOR POSTING/SHARING WITH US!!!

[olive]

That is amazing. The stitch is beautiful

[Rukia]

That is absolutely fabulous!! I love that design and the edges of it too! Beautiful and great job!!

[Gaby]

The shawl is gorgeous! I'm sure your sister is thrilled! You've been busy!

[Gardener]

That is a gorgeous shawl. I'm sure your sister loves it!

[crochetluvknot]

very pretty

[boksie]

I love it. Nice job!

[misssmaggie]

It looks so fancy...so pretty !!! Thanks for sharing!

[pinkleo]

Stunning!

 

:cowgirl pinkleo

[lizc]

gorgeous

[fuzzy ferret]

Wow! That is truly beautiful! Excellent work!

 

Krystal

[birdlady1]

Love the stitch! I'm going to have to dig out my copy of that book.

[LuvtoCrochet]

Beautiful shawl. Love it!

 

Sabrina

[cshort]

It's beautiful!

[caylees-mommy]

This shawl is just lovely! You did a fantastic job!

[quirkyvirgo]

That is gorgeous. I love BS Alpaca Silk. That stitch pattern is just perfect for it.

[Roli]

Artemis, is it possible that your sister is 60??? She looks much younger! I love the spiderweb pattern but I've never tied it on anything as large as a shawl. And that wooden pin is truly inspired. What lovely gifts for a lovely lady. I'd be pleased to wear that shawl myself...

[crochetrae]

That's beautiful! Such a clever idea for you and your husband to coordinate your gifts! Every time I splurge for the nice yarn, I feel like my stitches look a little prettier. I think your investment was well worth it.