Happen it will!

You know that shetland lace weight that thought it wanted to be a half hap shawl - then changed its mind? Well it turned out that it wanted to be a hap scarf instead! This is from Sarah Don's The Art of Shetland Lace - new shell pattern - or new shale - think they're the same thing really!
I've made it long enough to fold over and go cosily round the neck. Now all I have to do is finish off all those ends..... and dress it. Just in time for spring. Ah well, spring can be chilly here!

It growed!

So the blanket wasn't really big enough, and I did have 5 balls of wool left (and some odds and ends), so of  course it had to get bigger. I picked up stitches and extended it log-cabinwise, then added an icord edging. I don't know if it's how you're meant to do an icord edging but it seemed to work!

Mum's birthday Shetland shawl grew pretty quickly too - just over 10 days of knitting then a day to block it out. I love the way the colours wave in and out with the Old Shale pattern. It was great to do and I think she liked it!