It is always so fun to unpin a blocked shawl, remove the blocking wires, and magically it retains the shape. It feels like magic.
The lace blocks are square and well defined now, instead of being basically invisible in the pre-blocking phase of their existence.
The finished size is 102 inches on the diagonal, and 79 inches the longest direction, and I think 72 inches wide but since it was almost 24 hours since I blocked it, I can’t remember that far back.
The difference between blocked and unblocked is dramatic.
The shawl was in grave danger when I draped it over the stair railing to take a picture. A well-known danger as lurking, and the poor little thing got yelled at several times while I was photographing and then folding the shawl away for safe-keeping.
A shawl predator lurks at my feet, attempting a look of innocence and failing to convey that reassurance that he wouldn't DREAM of shredding the yarn or eating a hole in it.
So, Bev’s shawl is done and will be mailed to her at the appropriate time. Can’t wait for her to see it in real life. She picked out the yarn and has been patiently waiting for me to finish the project.
I have a couple of UFO’s (unfinished objects), upstairs, and they are calling my name.