Gobsmacked!

When I first started lace knitting, I spent many hours visiting Nurhanne's Web site, Yarn Over. I was especially enchanted by her collection of doily patterns and quickly became hooked. I still visit regularly and still knit doilies from Yarn Over.

In December 2007, Nurhanne offered Pay It Forward on her former blog. She offered a hand-made item to the first three people who signed on and agreed to make the same offer on their blogs. This was too good to pass up.

So, this week I was gobsmacked when I received this beautiful wool shawl, made by Nurhanne, based on a Marianne Kinzel leaflet.

It is so beautiful. That it is also one of my favorite colors is a bonus.

Unfortunately, only one person signed on for my Pay It Forward, and I had no way to contact her. So, Robin, if you are still out there, please make contact so I can Pay It Forward to you.

One Doily Twice

Same doily (Marianne Kinzel's Coronet from her "First Book of Modern Lace Knitting"), same needles (US0, 2mm), different threads, different results.

The thread on the left is Clark's Big Ball, size 30, color 158. The thread on the right is Cebelia, size 30, color 799. Interestingly, the green and pink doily blocked slightly larger than the blue one, which may be a result of the thread, the blocker (me) or both.