Why?
Because of this:

So it’s finally done – the handspun shawl that used handspun-from -scratch-fleece-to-yarn.

This is how it looked like, fresh off the needles. Not very good looking.

While blocking, I fell in love with it. I really thought it wasn’t going to look good since it was always so scrunched up.
Today was a dark and dreary day. So what was I doing out in the backyard with only a halter top on? (I was wearing pants too, just in case you misinterpret my meaning.)
This:

I had no dress or long sleeved black tops so I had to chatter in the cold wind while snarling at Nad to hurry up and take the picture already!!!!!!!
I also had to photoshop 3 or 4 pieces of doggie nuggets (poop) from the grass. -___-
I understand that the lighting is not very nice but I have to send out this shawl by tomorrow. And even then, tomorrow’s forecast is an overcast sky.
I don’t think my pictures did my shawl any justice. I need a better place to take photos. Like an emotionally charged, by-the-window-with-sunlight-filtering-through and light bouncing off the seed beads making them seem like diamonds shining.
Think I can commission this kinda photo on etsy’s alchemy? Lol.
So it’s now folded neatly and awaiting to be packed in some tissue and hopefully I can find a decent box to contain it before it takes it’s flight. I hope the recipient would be obliged to take a photo of herself wearing it and I can post it here!

Name of Project: Photosynthesis Handspun Beaded Shawl
Yarn: Handspun from scratch
Needles: Knitpicks Harmony. Can’t remember the size.
Cast On Date: 1 November 2009
Cast Off Date: 2 June 2010 (with a HUGE hibernation period!)
Learned: 1st time beading a shawl!
Modifications: Did two extra repeats of chart B.
Mistakes: Nil
Ok. I’m still cold from that ordeal. Everyone else is napping now and I’m very sleepy but I shall continue to knit!
Thank you for your comments on the bag. I will reply to everyone soon! (I’ve already replied most of you though I think!)












(smooooshy Malabrigo!)
(Pricelists and free knitting patterns. The Honeycomb scarf pattern was snaffled up in a short time!)
(My smooshy handdyed yarns.)
(Smooshy smooshy!)


(Note the mismatched socks?)


