Brandywine Shawl Done

Tena's Brandywine shawl is now fully completed. She had some concerns that it might not stretch to the size she wanted it to be, but after the blocking was complete, she's satisfied with the results. And I believe she should be very, very happy with it.

As a reminder this shawl has no spine running from the bottom to the top. Additionally Brandywine is started at the bottom peak unlike Ashton which begins at the top of the shawl. The results, however, are equally stunning.

Brandywine all stretched out and showing off

This really shows the pretty variation in blues and browns

Tena had shown me her start of Brandywine about 2.5 years ago when we first met. It's potential to wow was already apparent even with the relatively small amount she had knit back then. It was an 8 year old WIP when we started the shawl class adventure in October. Thinking about it that long can be a kind of aggravation so I know Tena is more than happy to finally get this one off her knitting to do list and well she should be.

We visited our LYS last week where Tena purchased more yarn to do another shawl. She too is looking forward to at least a second shawl. So there, the three of us have documented proof the class made a real difference for each of us in terms of lace shawl knitting and IMHO was well worth the time and energy put into it. The lesson to learn in all of this: Take a class, get help and never limit yourself when it comes to being creative with needles and wool. There's always a way to get to the next level.

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