I finally started weaving on the towel warp I put on before we went to the coast for 9 days - felt good to be throwing the shuttle.....in-between running up and down the stairs doing laundry and packing up orders.....

Before it got unbearably hot this morning I worked outside on blocking the shawl recently spun and knit. It dried in no time laying out on the blocking foam on the patio table. Here it is blocked......I can't wait for cool weather to wear it.....or a trip over the mountain range to the much cooler coast......

Finally......

The Shaelyn Shawl is almost finished - blocking will be done in the next week or so....then the lace sections will show more. I added a few more repeats than the original pattern since I wanted a full size shawl. I ended up backing the final row of knitting out, made for too heavy of a bind off, took a while but am happy I did it. A reminder from back when I started this - I spun this Ashland Bay Merino Tussah in the Del Mar colorway originally for a vest but then decided on the shawl when it was a bit too heavy for the vest pattern. I wanted a shawl that wasn't just lacey and pretty, I wanted one that would actually keep me warm - this pattern is perfect, a bit of lace (will show more when it's blocked) and enough stockinette to make it warm. Doing the happy dance.....