Friday, July 1, 2011

A Fee-Fi(ber)-F.O. Friday for the Books

Days like today are the reason so many of us transplant to the Pacific Northwest and don't ever want to move away: sunny, blue sky, low 70s with a beautiful breeze, no humidity. The greenery is more verdant, the flowers are just that much more fragrant, and the swallows are chirping about. People are out everywhere - doing yard work, walking their pets, strolling with their children or loved ones, riding their bikes, taking photographs (!), getting errands done while soaking up all that vitamin D. Glorious, absolutely glorious.

It is amid that background that I photographed my most recent finished project - my Lettuce Leaf shawl. I cannot tell you how much I absolutely love this shawl. The pattern is the Critron, which is the crocheted version of the popular Citron knitted half-circle shawl. Worked up in laceweight alpaca and mohair, this blocked out so amazingly well. Can you tell how excited I am?!!!!



This is my first half-circle shawl, and I love how it lays so nicely on my shoulders. It needs just a little shawl pin on the side, but I can see this becoming my new favorite go-to shawl. 

And even though I'm once again a little late to the Fiber Arts Friday dance, I think Andrea might not mind that I exercised my freedom to move about my neighborhood on this awesomely lovely day. Definitely check back with her blog to see how everyone else kicked off their respective July 4th weekend.

Happy independence! Get out there and enjoy ... just don't forget your fiber.

15 comments:

  1. Amazing job and wonderful photos!

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  2. That's one very beautiful shawl! I just finished my Oslo Walk Shawl too. Happy 4th!

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  3. Your description makes me want to visit the Pacific Northwest! Thanks for your comment. And Lettuce Leaf is gorgeous.

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  4. Lovely shawl. I found you through Kepanie's blog. If you put a Follow Me gadget on your sidebar, I could add your blog to my daily Blogger updates. Gonna go look for you on Ravelry.

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  5. Duh. I did not scroll down far enough. NOW I am following.

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  6. ooooh, that is super lovely. Your day sounds equally beautiful. I love days like that and if I hadn't been in an office all day, I would have left the phone and laptop in the house and enjoyed it like you did. Have a wonderful 4th of July Holiday!

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  7. Just lovely, Denise! The photo of it adorning a tree is glorious...with the sun streaming through and illuminating it! XXO-

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  8. Your shawl is so lovely. And you make me miss Vancouver SO much! I lived there for 3 years and would move back to that area in a heartbeat! The weather was so wonderful, and now I live in Maryland where is it hot and sticky all summer. Ugh.

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  9. Your shawl is really cute and the day sounds like it was lovely

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  10. What a pretty shawl! I've been wanting to make Citron for a while and never realized that Critron was the crocheted version! Now I'll have to do both versions. :)

    How did you like working with alpaca and mohair? Do you find the mohair to be itchy at all?

    Misty
    www.crochetyourway.com

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  11. It's gorgeous! I love how that shawl looks when photographed with light coming through.

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  12. Thanks, everyone! It was a fairly perfect day. :)

    @Julie: Which Vancouver? I must admit, I don't think I could take East Coast summers anymore.

    @Misty: It would be interesting to do make both versions and compare. I love alpaca (it's one of my favorite fibers), so would rate it very high in the workability factor. I also like mohair and am not sensitive to it.

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  13. It's beautiful! So are your photographs :-)

    I just made a half-circle shawl after two years of triangles and was surprised to find how much I liked the shape. The half-circles just seem more comfortable and more wearable in different situations.

    I hope you had an enjoyable holiday weekend. I'm jealous about your weather!

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  14. Beautiful. I'm jealous of your PNW location...

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