She started it two months ago with a single skein of alpaca yarn.
Finished it on vacation, and it was time to block it when we got home. She knew it was going to lengthen during the process, but I had to laugh when she came to the laundry room over and over for yet another towel for the tabletop.
This shawl is a show-stopper. Even unblocked, it brought an entire doctor's office to a halt while the staff inspected and marvelled.
It's a mystery to me where she learned how to do this. Her knitting is flawless.
That is gorgeous. It reminds me of the items my great-grandmother made; I still have many of them. What beautiful work. I bet it is a dream to wear in alpaca wool. Well done, Clara!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely exquisite. Congratulations, Clara. That is a beautiful piece of work and it looks wonderful on you.
ReplyDeleteHow beautifully ethereal!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is one of the most beautiful shawls I have ever seen. Stunning -- both the shawl and the knitter!
ReplyDeleteO my goodness it's so beautiful. That'll stop traffic for sure. And such a lovely blue.
ReplyDeleteClara - your shawl is beautiful, and I love the colour.
ReplyDeleteIt's stunning Clara! How do you keep track of counts in lace knitting? That's my trouble.
ReplyDeleteI had not heard of this magazine, thank you.
What a beautiful shawl - it looks like fairy wings. xxx
ReplyDeletesimply beyond beautiful ...
ReplyDeleteWordless...and...it's not a mystery to me where she learned it...when she has a mother like you ! I have to show the photos to my oldest daughter...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cinzia
wow! I don't knit and don't want to, but that is really, really attractive. Good job!
ReplyDeleteStunning! Absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteI believe it is a God given talent and the genes from her very talented mother who encouraged her!
ReplyDeleteIt is one of the most beautiful creations I have ever seen.
ReplyDeleteRemember that all gifts (including talents) come from God.
My jaw has dropped. That color, texture, and pattern; it all is stunning! Oh to have the gift of knitting - she is spectacular and I'm so glad we got to see it. That shawl will be cherished for generations!
ReplyDeleteLooks lovely Clara,very talented young lady.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! You must be very, very proud of her many talents.
ReplyDeleteOh, my word! How do people do that?
ReplyDeleteLisateresa
So beautiful! I love how delicate it is. What a job well done.
ReplyDeleteStunning~
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! God gives us many talents...and Clara was blessed with knitting!!!
ReplyDeleteWould love to see more of her knitting projects!!!
~~Renee
That, my friends,
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Wow. Just wow.
ReplyDeleteI usually don't comment but this is absolutely lovely!
ReplyDeleteoh sighhhhh. I'm just wanting a shawl or a wrap and I keep waffling on whether to buy or make. This is an exquisite shawl.
ReplyDeleteClara's knitting is absolutely amazing! Well done!
ReplyDeleteYay Clara! What a beautiful, gossamer shawl. I hope she enjoys its beauty for a long time!
ReplyDeleteI'm a knitter, and can appreciate the hours of careful work it took to make all that loveliness.
Clara, That is one of the most beautiful things that I have ever seen! May you enjoy it for many, many years. Sigh...
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I would like to know how she learned?? On her own? Through books? Videos? What?
ReplyDeleteI was wondering that also!
DeleteMelanie
Breathtaking! I'd love this made into a skirt!
ReplyDeleteTHAT is simply stunning! Angela
ReplyDeleteAmazing.
ReplyDeleteTruly beautiful, Clara. Lace is wonderful to work on...it isn't about necessarily going fast (I usually save those kind of notions for socks or something), but you become so immersed in what you're doing, & the result, as we see here, is something that becomes an heirloom. Well done!
ReplyDeleteBrenda
wow. absolutely beautiful. so delicate!
ReplyDeleteOh. My. Simply amazing. Beautiful work. And, as always, lovely photography.
ReplyDeleteI taught Clara how to cast on, knit, and purl. Everything else she has learned from a book, or an online resource. The basics are easy enough--it's turning them into a lace shawl like this that comes a little harder.
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThis is beyond gorgeous! What incredible talent.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I really want to make myself a long, lacy, cobwebby shawl this winter.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the shawl so soft and beautiful, what a wonderful talent to knit!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I am a new knitter, and recently my family got to visit an alpaca farm and yarn mill with our collective 12 kids for a tour. We got to feed the animals, even! Alpaca is so soft, but it doesn't have the tiny barbs that wool does to hold the fibers together, so 100% alpaca yarn will stretch out significanly. The mill store had SUCH beautiful yarn! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt's all been said by those before me.However I have to add my 2 cents it's an amazing project that has been completed to perfection. Just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHer knitting is flawless and it is beautiful. I especially love the shade of blue she chose!
ReplyDeleteBreathtakingly beautiful! Well done, Clara!
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