Wow. There was a whole grove of these trees blossoming in Regent's Park. It was lovely. It's February, I'm still in my winter coat, but it's warm enough here for some confused trees to flash some obscene shade of pink.
For serious, guys. It's pretty much springtime if you squint.
I'm getting my life together here and meeting some fab people. Meanwhile, I've finally got a new-ish laptop to work with and I'm getting caught up on the backlog of pictures I've taken over the past six months or so. So, I present to you this lacy little number that I made last fall, took pictures of on the banks of the Seine one sunny day, gifted and forgot all about.
It's the Live Oak Shawlette by Romi Hill. It's a gorgeous half-circle shawl.
My only real regret was not to be able to block it out properly. You'd need about 740 pins, but it would make it oh-so lovely. I only had about 8 pins and some scrap yarn, so the edge isn't as lovely as it possibly could be.
I did get a bit cocky with my yardage and did another lace repeat, and had to find a contrasting color to finish it off. I actually kind of like it with the contrasting stripe. The yarn is Madelinetosh Merino Light in "Thoreau" and the contrast is "Rosewood".
It's totally wearable and sweet, and I gifted it to a chic newly-minted Parisian friend.
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