Shawl Knitting and blocking

I admit, I find the pinning out and blocking of lace shawls oddly soothing. Its guaranteed to make me feel better after a bad day - like today. I also had one last week, and when I needed it, it worked its magic then.

Last week's session, for some reason, went unblogged. It's a pretty shawl-come-baby snuggy, in 100% merino (Mirasol Hacho). The yarn was hurting my fingers, so what had been destined to be a shawl for me for those cold winter evenings turned into a sweet little triangle wrap for bubs to snuggle in on those nights instead.


Tonight's shawl was a new experience. I was trying a pretty new yarn (King Cole Riot) which has similar colourway designs to the well-known Noro. The Riot, however, is 70% acrylic - ideal for what I needed for the shawl: washable and bright colours for the Princess' dressing up box. It was my first time steam blocking acrylic and I think it went pretty well considering.


As desired, I feel much better now. Just what I needed, given that I'm dreading tomorrow - I'm accompanying my phobic other half to the hospital for a dental check-up, in preparation for arranging to have some teeth pulled under a general. This should be fun...