IT STILL WORKS!!!!!!!

Glory be and hallelujah!!! The camera survived the swim! There's a little smudge now on the screen I look through, but it doesn't show up on pictures, so that is perfectly acceptable. So, with no further ado, the FINISHED Luna Moth:It's a small shawl--I was 2 rows short of using just one ball of Elann's Super Kydd, but I was knitting pretty loosely. Looks like most people made it with just one. A close-up of the pattern
which makes sense now, but I just couldn't picture how this was working while knitting.

I'm cutting out Andy's birthday clothes tonight, but Theo resented my remarks about him yesterday, so he has not been lured by the promise of sewing, so tonight's cute kitty picture has been provided by Callistowho never ever used to show anyone her tummy until she saw how much attention it got Theo. If they acted any more like children we'd have to put them through college.

Comments

Jillsknit said…
OOOOOhhh - gimme that tummy to skritch!
July 6, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Dana said…
The shawl turned out so well! Glad you chose it over the blanket, which I'm sure needs an edging but wouldn't be as pretty to look at. :-)

(And why is my secret password for this comment "strotem"? Just asking.)
July 6, 2009 at 10:57 PM
toni in florida said…
Gorgeous shawl, gorgeous kitty! Great news about the camera. And make sure you tell us all where you put any parts of the sewing project, so we can remind you later. You know, just in case.
July 7, 2009 at 6:31 AM
Suna Kendall said…
Nice to have some good news in your day. The shawl pattern is interesting and would probably have confused me, too. But, it came out nice!
July 7, 2009 at 6:59 AM
Daniele said…
Just love the Luna!
July 8, 2009 at 1:12 PM
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