Flower Basket Shawl

Finally..... i knitted my first lace.....



After getting pass the mental block..... to actually sit and knit .... it wasnt all that bad... cept it requires 120% full concentration! for me... this means... no tv..... no talking.... no music..... no sitting on the bed .... no Brutas running around ..... i had trouble starting.... i eventually manage to start (hopefully it was correct.... it looked ok..... )

I didnt use the specified yarn..... whilst the pattern asked for 2 strands of 2ply yarn, i used a 4ply yarn instead.... and thinking i was normally a "loose" knitter, i used a 4mm needle rather than a 4.5mm..... it turned out ok.... but i think it was a little smaller than intended...the stitches a little tighter.... doesnt matter...... still an achievement to me and a beautiful shawl nonetheless..... i already have a recipient in mind :)

It was a relatively quick knit.... erm... if you do nothing cept knitting and counting 4 nights in a row.... lol.... I am going to make another one definitely...after i get my hands on some "proper" lace yarns..... a girlfriend is going to the US for 8 weeks and she has promised to help me carry my online yarn shopping back for me ... :))) .... its time to attack the stores that normally don't ship to Australia....wohoooooooooo!!!!!!!