My 2nd Lace Shawl

In June I casted on 113 stitches and started knitting... a lace shawl. The Haapsalu shawl, to be more exact. I'm very proud to say that I really finished it and it was a wonderful gift. Now I need to knit another one, of course, but now I know that it is really easy to knit, although it took me too much time. I'm not used to knitting lace, you see. Nevertheless I'm sure that the next one is not the last one.

I choosed the pattern of lilly-of-the-valley with a leaf (pr. Ingrid Rüütel pattern) 'cause I think, it's the most beautiful one. I used 3 mm needles for the body, and 3,5 mm for the edge. The size of the shawl is 70 x 150 cm. Yarn I used was Micro 28/2. The shawl weighs probably less than 80 grams.

And now the pictures:

Happy Valentine's Day!

All the shops are overloaded by hearts, mostly Estonians make gifts for their best friends (not for their Valentine) on that day. I don't celebrate the day but as I found the guide to make this beautiful ribbon, a 9-year-old lady and I started to make it. I made the white hearts to her and she did red ones to her Mother. As I don't like when beautiful ribbons have ugly endings, I made them more beautiful. There's a little bead at the end of the chain.