A Winter's Tale.

I am not all talk (though a little doubt could be forgiven, really). The strange nature of knit blogging is that if a finished object is not photographed and blogged, somehow it doesn't fully exist.  Even if one is wearing it.  Frequently. Similar to the sound of one hand clapping or Shroedinger's cat, the witness gives form and structure to the reality.

I'm doling them out though, as a) I have 8 days worth of stuff to happen in the next three - would anyone like to come and do the laundry? and b) it would rather dilute the impact of the reality.

Sunset Adagio - looking rather Gothic here.  This is winter's natural light - it looked perfectly gorgeous in the wind.  The edge ruffled and rippled as it moved and I am just simple enough that I could have stood there with cold feet forever and watched.

(click for big, please.  I like this one.)

Hard to believe that this is the actual color:

Nice, huh?  Adagio shawl pattern from Candace Eisner Strick, silk fingering weight from Ball and Skein, 4 mm Holtz & Stein Needles.  Begun in June, stalled since September when I ran out of yarn (despite the fact that Judy found another half skein for me in October.  I am slow). 

About three repeats short of specified size, as the yarn shortage was becoming apparent, but my silk gauge is so loose, I think it worked out well.  Just the right sort of pick me up for the dull colors of December. 

Comments

[Holly]

That b&w pic is kind of scary! The color one is beautiful, though!

[tina]

okay, too long! too long! come back already!

(from a non-posting lurker)

happy gnu jeer

[lanea]

So, so pretty.

[David]

Enchanting, Juno. :-)

[Lizbon]

Did I ever tell you I knew a cat named Shroedinger?

[Marin]

I love the goth version and I really love the colour too -- it's like two treats in one. Happy holidays!

[Jessica]

It came out great! Such a happy color. :) So glad you were able to finish it.

[heather]

so freaking lovely.

[Charlene]

So dole again already!

The shawl is very, very lovely, and what a delicious colour (I'm partial to food colours).

[Sarah]

Obedient reader that I am, I clicked to enlarge the first photo. It is really a great shot. The shawl's not too bad either!

[Jocelyn]

Ooh! that is lovely. I really like that first photo, too. Perfect atmosphere. And then the surprise of the cheerful color! Very nice.

[BigAlice]

It's beautiful! Congratulations!

[Lizbon]

I love the way the leaves become part of the shawl in the first photo.

[mindy]

Spectacular!

[anne]

LOVE! i like the blowy pictures too . . .

[Rachel H]

What Cassie said.

[Mia]

Pretty!!! And it does look like cobwebby in the first photo. You are inspiring me to get back into lace knitting again.

[Manise]

Stunningly beautiful! Love the photos!

[Laurie]

That's stunning. She took on life, tried to escape, was refettered for life on your shoulders.

[Anne]

Ooh, just lovely.

Were I closer, I would do laundry if I could sneak in some of my own, too!

[Gina]

While the color is spectacular, I am partial to the moody photo.

[Judy]

You finished her! She is beautiful. Let me tell you, that silk moves! I'm sure it is plenty big enough.

[cari]

Nice, indeed.

[kmkat]

That first photo is the Best Photo of a Shawl Ever. (No surprise, really, you ARE a photographer, right?)

[Kat with a K]

Gorgeous!