Swallowtail!
So, I finished up most of the border of the Swallowtail Shawl at the first Book Club meeting at Large Marge’s on Friday evening, and then did the bindoff yesterday. Today?
She soaks…
And then she dries!
It ended up about 52″ across the top and 28″ down the center, and I’m hoping I won’t lose toooo much of that size when I unpin it. I’m so spoiled by the humongousness of my STR Charlotte’s Web that everything else feels kinda small by comparison. I’m quite happy with how it looks, and I really love the colors. This is a great colorway – it doesn’t have that very prevalent Noro trend of pretty color-pretty color-pretty color-utter and complete ass color-pretty color… I ended up using about half of the second skein I picked up last week, so I would have been really peeved if I hadn’t been able to find it. 
Oh, and thank you all for the words of commiseration and encouragement on the biking adventure. I appreciate that it’s something a lot of people enjoy, but this was far beyond just me being out of shape – I was really, really terrified – and that was the same whether we were on the bike path along the road or through the little bit of woods. There are enough other options out there for workouts that I have no problem with the idea of never getting on a bike again. In fact, it’s rather appealing to me. Plus, the bike was a loaner from Mary’s neighbor, so it’s not like I bought it and it will sit there judging me if I don’t ride again. We have a stationary recumbent bike, and if I can find a space for it in the living room (it’s in the garage at the moment), I may start doing a little of that to break up the walking.
March 22nd, 2009 at 11:27 am
Swallowtail is gorgeous! And don’t fret over the bike thing. It is not for everyone.
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Is that a salad spinner? Shawl looks very nice. Good luck on the exercise. Once I get through Hubster’s shoulder surgery tomorrow, I hope to join you on that routine.
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:58 pm
It is beautiful. And mine is in some Noro also. Must just do it!
March 22nd, 2009 at 2:16 pm
That’s one seriously GORGEOUS shawl!!
March 22nd, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Oooh, pretty shawl. Great colours :0)
March 22nd, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Me like.
March 22nd, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Just visiting (from Knitty forums)
The Swallowtail Shawl is done in
“my colors” – beautiful!
March 22nd, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Beautiful colors!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:45 am
Gorgeous!
And you’re right, there are so many options other than biking, you don’t have to feel bad about not biking again!
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:59 am
Gorgeous shawl! Life is too short to do things we don’t want to do (and we have to do too many of those already). If you don’t wanna bike don’t worry about it.
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:00 am
oooh! pret-ty! love love those colors (of course!)
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:07 am
Beautimous! I love the stripies.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:24 am
Beautiful! I love that pattern.
(actually, your bike post was inspirational to me. I’m shopping for a new bike.)
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:55 pm
now THAT is gorgeous!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:26 pm
So purty!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Oooh pretty Swallowtail!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Ohhh, that is beautiful work! Those colors are delicious, too.
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:06 pm
That is beautiful, and I love the colors! Well done.
March 24th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Oh that is sooooooo pretty!
March 26th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Beautiful! I love how the stripes came out.
March 30th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Oh my that is a beautiful piece of work. Oh, and about the bike??? I HATE to bike and would NEVER get on a bike again!!! I care too much about the health and well being of my body to get on a bike! I do like “spinning” class. It is a great workout on a bike without moving along a road (except in the imagination of the instructor).
March 30th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Absolutely gorgeous. I love the colors. How big was it when you pulled the pins?
March 30th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Geeeeyourgeous! That colorway just kills with the increases in the pattern. I have yet to knit a swallowtail. I need to join the legions.