Today is the only day this week I don't have dinner plans. I don't think much knitting is going to be done this week, either. I've got some serious packing to do.
Dan's here, though, and that calms me tremendously. I gave him his surprise gift, which is what the successful lace is from. It's an altar cloth with an intarsia and embroidered version of a tree from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. I copied the image, removed everything but the tree (as best I could), and overlaid it on a grid set to the proportions of my swatch. Surprisingly, it only took about a week to make. The embroidery was the hardest part, since I didn't know what I was doing (even harder than the lace!), but I think I did alright. I was very happy with it, and Dan was excited about it.
5 comments:
wow. it's really happening!
i had a dream last week that you were busy knitting a green blazer for yourself and it looked amazing. and it was going really quickly. and you were wearing a white blazer as you held up the green one for blog pics.
Have you read "Died in the Wool: A Knitting Mystery?"
I have a copy of it on my desk and I'll ask Aimee for your address if you want it.
Gili,
I haven't. If you think it's worth reading, I would love to give it a read.
I seriously doubt it's worth reading, but I can still send it. Want it?
Honest, gili is. I haven't read it though, I'm just judging a book by it's cover.
Wow, that altar scarf is really beautiful. It came out perfect. Clever idea.
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