I think Ishbel was a hit!

When I knit something as a gift, I'm always a little nervous. What if the person doesn't like it? What if the person just doesn't really care?

Before I put in the effort of knitting Ishbel for my friend Christina for her wedding, I asked her if she wanted me to knit her a shawl - she said yes. I showed her some pictures and she picked this one. Sadly I was miles and miles away from her and her dress, but I picked a color that I thought would work.



It's hard to tell in the pictures, but the color of the shawl matches the lace detailing on the bottom of the dress. :)

I got so many compliments on the shawl, and she looked great. Her mom was especially impressed!



Since I was busy being a bridesmaid this weekend, I didn't get a lot of knitting done. I did, however, make some progress on Herbivore on the plane. If I was going to use the measurements in the pattern I'd be almost done, but as I have a lot of yarn at this point, I think I'll just continue til it's almost gone.

Ishbel

I went to Portland last weekend to visit my sister and my friend Rachel, who was visiting the west coast from New York! We went to two yarn stores, but I managed to avoid getting any new yarn.

I also finished Ishbel on the train - here it is blocking (excuse the bad cell phone picture):



The wedding is next weekend, so I'll try to get more pictures of my friend wearing it then. :)

After finishing Ishbel, I became mysteriously inspired to work on my Herbivore, which I started in February and have been neglecting ever since.



The color is actually this one:



Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in Baltic

As you can see I'm still having too much fun with Instagram.