Greetings from Boise, When I received my "digest" today I was frustrated to see that (1) my E-mail posts appeared in a different order than the order in which...
... Wasn't a problem for me. I copied the information into a memo to sync to my Palm. I want to have this available for use from anywhere. Never know where...
I have finished knitting The Joan Seamen's Scarf; the first Seamen's scarf I have knit. The experience and result were most pleasing. The following details...
Wow! New members! I've been busy today adding to our little group from a simple email to Heirloom Knitting group on yahoo....so Hello to all our new...
Dear Group - its just too close to Christmas and finishing all of my gifts to go into describing my hand knitting. I am presently making tuck lace shawls on...
I just did the last bind off stitch on my Gracie shawl. I made this shawl with 4/8's wool from Mountain Colors and while it's a heavier shawl, it's just the...
Wow! That's an admirable goal... And can't wait to see your Mountain Colors Gracie! Congratulations on completing it!! (((hugs))) Sallee ... [Non-text portions...
I have been gifted with 1200 yards of Laurel by Schaeffer yarns. This yarn is 100% Pima cotton handdyed. The colors are beautiful and I was considering using...
Dear Denise and Shawl Knitters, Denise wrote, "I have been gifted with 1200 yards of Laurel by Schaeffer yarns. This yarn is 100% Pima cotton handdyed. The...
Oh, Myrna, I'm so sorry to hear that you've got the flu! Do get better, and I hope Christmas will find you feeling more yourself! Merry Christmas! (((hugs))) ...
I knit the Barbara shawl out of 100% fingering weight linen and it turned out beautiful. The blocking was easier than with wool - it knew what shape it wanted...
Thank You Myrna and Maguerite. I swatched for Barbara last night using the cotton yarn and the swatch is looks like a perfect example of the Barbara pattern. I...
... One of the most beautiful shawls I've ever seen was rayon. As for blocking cotton, haven't you seen knit lace tableclothes? Most of those are knit from...
I made the Susan Shawl for my sister in cotton. She's allergic to most animal fiber, so this was the best alternative. I used a fingering weight mercerized...
I'm having a little problem with the charts for the Gracie edging. It's just not clear how to use them. I am guessing that I start with 1a, work through 9a,...
Dear Teri and Shawl Knitters, Teri wrote, "I'm having a little problem with the charts for the Gracie edging. It's just not clear how to use them. I am...
Good Morning. In all honesty, I was google-ing images of Myrna's shawls before I bought the book and immediately after seeing the pictures of your beautiful...
Dear Knitters, Denise wrote, "In all honesty, I was google-ing images of Myrna's shawls before I bought the book and immediately after seeing the pictures of...
Hello-- I just uploaded a photo of the Fenna Shawl I made from my handspun 1- ply Shetland lace. This is from a fleece I processed by hand. Elisabeth...
What a beautiful shawl! Myrna shows Fenna in a heavier yarn as a "work-day" shawl. Your's is an elegant evening wrap. What a diffenece the yarn can make....
That is a very beautiful shawl. I haven't made one of the Faroese Shawls yet, but am going to sooner rather than later! Dodie on the central Oregon coast...
Hi everyone, I know I saw a post about purchasing Myrna's book somewhere in the messages- but I will be darned if I can find it now that I am finally going to...
Dear Robyn and Faroese-shaped Shawl Knitters, Robyn wrote, "I know I saw a post about purchasing Myrna's book somewhere in the messages- but I will be darned...
I just recently got mine from Schoolhouse Press (scroll to the very bottom of the page). "http://www.schoolhousepress.com/lace.htm" Diana in San Jose ...
I finished my Susan shawl and posted some pictures on my blog, http://theunicornshoof.blogspot.com/ . I think it turned out really nice. I plan to knit...
Susan, Your Susan is gorgeous! You should be very very proud!!! (please make sure to post the photos in the group files, okay? It's be lovely to have them ...