The Show Your Colors Shawl Finally Gets Blocked

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Oh, I really wish my camera was in working order today. (Camera report: should be good to go by this weekend.)

When I woke up this morning I thought I’d get my day off by changing the sheets in the guest bedroom. To get double use out of the mostly fresh, white sheets, I thought I’d buckle down and block my Show Your Colors shawl. Yes, I finished the shawl way back in August, but we were in temp housing so I don’t think I ever blogged about it. You remember the shawl though, right? It came from this gorgeous yarn.

Yes, that’s Chewy Spaghetti lace weight in the Wicked colorway. I love it. It’s gorgeous. The bright green has subtle undertones of brown and blue. The knitting process was totally enjoyable. I knit most of it while we drove across the country. Since I finished it before we were in the house, I didn’t block it. (I don’t trust hotel floors or really sheets either, at least for colorfastness.)

To be honest, though, I have worn the shawl. Even in it’s pre-blocked state, I enjoyed wearing it. But, after looking at the pictures of my mom’s Summer in Kansas shawl, I decided I really should let the Show Your Colors shawl shine in all it’s glory.

So, before changing the sheets, I decided to block the shawl on the guest bed. I cleaned out my sink, and filled it with water and plunged the green shawl into my very white sink.

Hmm, there seemed to be a slight green tinge in the water. But that was probably just a reflection of the green shawl on the white sink.

I went and made my own bed and did some straightening up while the shawl soaked. Then I went back to lay the shawl out on the guest bed. And, that was when I really wished I had my camera. The sink was full of bright, bright green water. The shawl was carefully lifted from the water, rolled in a towel, and then spread gently out on the bed. But that water was so green.

I’ve closed the door and put the fan on to help with the drying process and keep myself from hovering over it to see if it has lost all of it’s beautiful color as it dries.

Wish me luck. I’ll have pictures of it on Monday no matter what the result.

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