KNIT, KNIT, KNIT ...DONE!

Finally ...

I'M DONE!

I have been working on this

project practically day and night

to get it finished for tomorrow.

My Mother's birthday is tomorrow

and I wanted to make her a

warm and cozy shawl.

Her arms, shoulder, neck and

back always seem to be cold, so...

 I started with this pattern...

Lion Brand 

Seed Stitch Ruffle Wrap

I made a few changes as I went along.

Because I knitted, knitted and knitted 

....it was the never ending seed stitch wrap!

Dear Daughter agreed to

model, if I promised to make her one.

It's nice and cozy warm!

Perfect for Mother Dear to keep

her warm. The seed stitch makes

the texture almost like a blanket.

 This is where I changed the pattern

just a bit. The directions have you

decreasing every 4th row, as I got

towards the bottom I decreased

every other row until the bottom

just came below my bum!

This is where I did my bind off.

(Otherwise, I think it would have ended at my knees!)

I used Encore Tweed/Chunky Weight,

Size 9 40" circular needles.

For the border, instead of adding

a ruffle edge. I single crocheted around

the edge (two rows). 

Then I added an open block

border and then did another

single crochet row.

The wrap measures

66" across the upper part

of the wrap and then

from back neck edge to

lower edge bottom

it is 58".

I must admit ...

it sure is awfully warm!

Even though I was marathon

knitting ...I may just have to

make myself one and

Dear Daughter too!