I had same nail technician for nearly 8-9 years. She knew me, my style and we got along really well. So you can imagine my sadness when in December of 2022 I found out that this is our last time.
Nothing Lasts Forever – story of a pattern
Category: About shawls
Happy birthday, Estonia!
Last year Estonia started yearlong celebration of 100th birthday. For our small country it was very important milestone.
How it’s made
I thought it would be interesting to show how shawl is created from scratch, what happens behind closed doors.
I must say, there are reasons why not every pattern is done this way. Since this work was done by me personally, I didn’t quite finish pattern before starting. I will add comment where I did things differently.
My pattern How It’s Made (available for free) was translated to Danish by Marianne Holmen on https://strikkeglad.dk. How cool is that 🙂
Is shawl only for special occasion?
I’d say, it is not. My first shawls were Swallowtails by Evelyn A. Clark and I used heavier lace weight mohair blend. I made one for myself and few for colleagues. I wore mine every winter for years, first on wool coat and later on with leather jacket.
Shawl without pattern
Sometimes it doesn’t go by the plan and result can be surprising. Here is a story about shawl with such story. Continue reading Shawl without pattern