www.needlebeetle.com/lace/swallow.htm

It's on order, yarn's on order. I can't wait!

:notworthy: wow! That is Beautiful.. can't wait to see it finished!

The shawl is beautiful Ingrid...what type yarn will you use for it?

I ordered some lavendar cotton this morning from Elann. I honestly don't remember which one :oops: The order confirmation will be on my home computer.

I had some yarn that I thought would be good for this--baby alpaca/cashmere, but I don't have enough and elann doesn't have it anymore.

I'm sure it will be beautiful!

OMGosh, Ingrid...that shawl is :shock: STUNNING!! I can't wait to see it!! Oh, I know that you are excited :happydance: :happydance: :happydance: !!

I think I'm going to have to have a sound-proof booth installed to do it! :shock: I'm anxious to see the pattern, maybe it won't be too complicated. Definitely a lifeline every two rows, though. I'm going to make it for my eldest. So she'll be getting felted clogs and this shawl. Two ends of the spectrum!

Well....your eldest...is one lucky girl, I say!!
Yeah, I would say you will need a lifeline or 1003 or so...I would HATE to :frog: any of that!!

I wish my Mom was a knitter ;)

I wish my Mom was a knitter ;)

Actually, she is a knitter, but I have to stay one step ahead of her! She's got the PhD. I have to be better than her at something!

Ok, I realize that I was away from here for a couple of months...now I must catch up...Ingrid, who is Foothills and her mom to you...are you guys related, friends...what's the connection?!
And :shock: WOW...I still can't get over that shawl!!

WOW that is gorgeous. I wish I had the confidence to try it!!! (i know, trust the pattern yadda yadda).

Ok, I realize that I was away from here for a couple of months...now I must catch up...Ingrid, who is Foothills and her mom to you...are you guys related, friends...what's the connection?!
And :shock: WOW...I still can't get over that shawl!!

Clarification--I said I was going to make it for my daughter (I know I won't wear it) and Foothills said she wished her mom knitted. My daughter does knit, but I'm making this to stay on top of the game. :D

I am aware, however, that Andy Griffith lived in Mt. Airy and based Mayberry on that town.

That is gorgeous. I bet it would be stunning in a laceweight mohair or silk blend. :thinking:

Hmmm... I have a bunch of Lornas Laces wool and silk blend! :drooling:

I wish my Mom was a knitter ;)

Actually, she is a knitter, but I have to stay one step ahead of her! She's got the PhD. I have to be better than her at something!

My apologies :blush: ; this made me think that you all were related and foothill's mom is a phd and you were trying stay one step ahead of her!!
LOL...oops :oops:

Looking back, I can totally see where you got that! ;)

I just ordered it from elann. Thanks for posting Ingrid!

okay, good....because I thought that I was really as confused as I thought I was :roflhard: :roflhard: Thank you for allowing me to regain my sanity, if only briefly :thumbsup:

OOOH! Ingrid and Silver are gonna have a KNIT-OFF!!! :cheering:

That is one GAWGEOUS pattern! Ill be very interested to see how it looks in different yarns.

OOOH! Ingrid and Silver are gonna have a KNIT-OFF!!! :cheering:

That is one GAWGEOUS pattern! Ill be very interested to see how it looks in different yarns.
No tellin' when I'll get to it though. I have THREE babies to knit for! :cheering:
I LOOOOOVE knitting for babies. And I love babies! LOL

www.needlebeetle.com/lace/swallow.htm
It's on order, yarn's on order. I can't wait! Dudette!! You have GOT to start a kal on that one when you start it!!! :shock: Stunning, simply stunning!

www.needlebeetle.com/lace/swallow.htm
It's on order, yarn's on order. I can't wait! Dudette!! You have GOT to start a kal on that one when you start it!!! :shock: Stunning, simply stunning!

Actually, I think I'm in love. :inlove:

WOW that is gorgeous. I wish I had the confidence to try it!!! (i know, trust the pattern yadda yadda).

I added another signature line after I read this, I hope ya know!

I can't believe you'd give that away! I think I'd be way too attached after all that work.

I can't believe you'd give that away! I think I'd be way too attached after all that work.

The thing is that I know I would never wear it. Ever. Shawls are just not me. My daughter, however, will love it. I just want to try making it and have the pleasure of giving it to her.

If, however, it is unbelievably gorgeous, maybe I'll make a smaller version as a wall hanging or something.

:happydance: I got my pattern today! :happydance:

It really doesn't look hard at all. Just the basic stitches you'd expect in a pattern like this together with lots of straightforward knitting and purling, and the back is all purled. I think I'm more worried about the crocheted edging, but I'll face that when I get to it.

I got yarn from elann which I thought was the same weight, but it is lighter. I played with a swatch on Saturday and in order to get gauge without it being really loose, I'll need to double the yarn. It had a nice body to it that way, too. Luckily I have enough, because I'm ridiculous when it comes to yarn buying.

Unfortunately, I'm also inattentive since I ordered the wrong color the first time around. It's a lovely pink ( pushed the wrong button I guess) so I'll keep it, but I want to do this in the lavendar. Maybe I'll do the pink too, if it's as straitforward as I think it tis.

Wow!! that's really a beautiful shawl!!!! Maybe one of these days, I'll be good enough to knit such. Meanwhile onward to my many projects. Thanks Ingrid for all of your help!

I just couldn't resist. I started it with the pink just to see how it looks with the two yarns together. It's too early to tell. I have to wait for the pattern to 'emerge' more, but I'm thinking that two strands might not work out. I'll cross my fingers. . . well, my toes, anyway--my fingers are busy!

Keep us posted with pics Ingrid!! :cheering:

When I start mine, (WHEN I get around to it!) I'll post pics too. I'm doing mine with a lace weight yarn. It's Lorna's Laces "Helen's Lace" in Somerset. :D

That is gorgeous yarn. It will look stunning in that. If it weren't for all the p2togtbls, it would be a rather fast knit.

Still waiting on my camera though. :verysad: