Shawl for Naught
Remember a few days ago, how proud I was to show you the shawl I had finished? Remember how I said I had learned that a shawl needs to be as tall as you are in order to be the right size??
So, why is it that last night I went for Shawlus Interruptus, choosing to bind off my pink lacy shawl when it had only reached from the top of my head to my knees?
How did I convince myself, in my zeal to finish, that it would be ok to make it a demi-shawl. DEMI-SHAWL! I even picked a name for it.
It just about covers my shoulders - and the only thing it will be good for is to cover my face in shame.
I'm actually thinking of seaming the sides of it to make sleeves to turn it into a shrug. Or maybe a demi-shrug. Or a shrugette. Ug.
A "demi-shawl"... That's a good term! I say seam and shrug it.
Posted by: Jennifer | July 25, 2006 at 08:18 PM
Do you have any more yarn left? I know that there is a way to "unbind" off and then you could just keep on going and make it longer. If not, I could do a shrugette.
Posted by: Lindsay | July 26, 2006 at 09:34 AM
I have had the same thing happen to me.........I think they must shrunk up when you bind off - kind of like a "cold water reaction" that can happen to a male human.
Posted by: christine | July 26, 2006 at 01:49 PM