Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Blocking Haruni


 I finally finished haruni by Emily Ross. The last few rows were challenging but I got there in the end. I think my hands might not be able to do such fine lace knitting for much longer as my rheumatoid arthritis in my joints is just too painful. However, I just love this shawl. It is a present for my mum's birthday next week. She loves red.
 The blocking was harder than I thought it would be as the shawl is not a typical triangular shape, like the others I have done! I also ran out of pins and had to race off to the shops to get more!

                                                       This is me blocking the edges.
 This has been a lovely pattern to follow and I just adore the name "Haruni"(by Emily Ross) which means "Grandmother" in Elvish (Tolkien's language).
Finally, a shot of Honesty, or "Lunaria" from my garden. I love watching the purple flowers turn into little silver moons! Happy Knitting!:-)

3 comments:

  1. What a job! It is so beautiful and you must be happy to be finished, the knitting AND the blocking. Your mum is very lucky.

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  2. The shawl is spectacular, just gorgeous. Sorry to hear your RA is acting up, hopefully you can keep lace knitting, but maybe taking a break to use bigger needles will help.
    Hugs,
    MEredith

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  3. Thanks Olivia and Meredith. I am happy to be finished it! I think you might be right -bigger needles and thicker wool for a while for me I think:-)

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