PLEASE NOTE - PRINT the new pattern!!!! If you printed the pattern like I faved and saved to my Library on December 1, 2012, the new pattern available to purchase now on Ravelry is VERY different and also has written instructions for the charts. After comparing, charts and symbols/stitches have changed (for example the Bellflower Chart uses S2KP instead of SSSK. The Drooping Dayflowers Chart uses a SSSK since the symbol on Row 19, 24th stitch of my old printed pattern is not identified in the stitch legend, but in the new pattern it is clarified with a new symbol for the SSSK).

08-20-2021. Awweeee … Mrs. Bethany Ellen Round Pierce

What a lovely, elegant beautiful wedding at Curtis Arboretum in Wyncote, PA

I print the following on Italian hand made paper and spray mount into the top of my wedding shawl gift box:

Hello Mrs. Bethany Ellen Round Pierce,

I am your Wedding Shawl to wear and take lots of pictures of. Please do not worry if I get soiled - it is proof you wear me.

Take me out of the box and wrap me around you to celebrate an anniversary, a birthday, or for any occasion;

Take me out of the box and wrap me around your child, especially when you bring your baby home for the first time, or when your baby is blessed, baptized, or christened;

Take me out of the box and wrap me around you whenever you just need to feel pretty;

And, most of all, take me out of the box and wrap me around you whenever you need a hug, especially to know that Auntie Cathy knit me just for you with lots of love, prayers and many blessings for a wonderful future

08-05-2021 Removed 72 T-pins and the circle looks gorgeous

08-04-2021 It is soaking (20 minutes in Lavender Eucalan Was) and blocking day After reviewing other projects, only pulled 72 points (3 x 24) instead of 120 points shown in my directions (5 x 24) or 144 points shown in Renata Brennar’s posted project (6 x 24)] After crawling around my bedroom floor for an hour to pin my 72 points, had to stand on my bed to get the aerial shot, which is why the shawl appears lopsided

07-29-2021 I DID IT Will soak and block next week Second picture from top is preblocked.

Of course I miscalculated the length of my double strand, but after binding off 2 of 12 sections with 76 stitches in each section using size US 7, I did not like the look at all Too bulky for my taste, so I easily frogged back putting 152 stitches (76 x 2) back on my size US 3 circular and test knit binding off holding 1 strand. Much better, but I will use a size US 5 to bind off while holding 1 strand.

07-28-2021 Finished Row 41 with 912 stitches (76 x 12). Only 1 row of knitting to bind off.

Finished Row 40 with 816 stitches (68 x 12) with lots of yarn overs in Row 39. ONLY 2 more rows to go

07-27-2021 Finished Row 38 with 672 stitches (56 x 12) … the Nupps are all done and only 4 rows to bind off

07-26-2021 Row 37 is knitting Nupps and adding Nupps

NOTE: Whenever knitting through the 7 stitch Nupp, be sure NOT to include the stitch before or after the Nupp

Finished Row 36 with 576 stitches (48 x 12) … interesting placement of Nupps on Row 36.

07-25-2021 Finished Row 34 of border with 480 stitches (40 x 12) … 8 more rows

07-22-3031 Finished Row 32 with 528 stitches (44 x 12) … only 10 rows to bind off! Really looking forward to soaking and blocking to see all this lace work BLOOM and finally see how big it is

07-21-2021 Finished Row 30 of border with 576 stitches (48 x 12) … only 12 rows to go!!! I am having a wonderful Nupp knitting day

Finished Row 28 with 576 stitches (48 x 12) … 14 rows to go … has been awhile since I have Knit Nupps. Remember to loop and knit them loosely!! I also found Ktbl too difficult, so I just knit the 7 loops carefully. Take your time!!!

07-20-2021 Finishes row 26 with 528 stitches (44 x 12) … 16 rows to go … let the Nupps begin

07-19-2021 Finished Row 22 with 528 stitches (44 x 12) … 18 rows to go!!!!

Finished Row with 20 with 576 stitches (48 x 12) … 20 rows to go

07-18-2021 Finished Row 18 with 576 stitches again (48 x 12) … 24 rows to go …

07-17-2021 Finished Row 16 with 564 stitches (47 x 12) … 26 rows to go!!!

07-16-2021 Finished Row 14 with 528 stitches (44 x 12) … 28 rows to go!!

07-15-2021 Finished Row 12 with 504 stitches (42 x 12) … 30 rows to bind off!!

Finished Row 10 of border knitting with 480 stitches (40 x 12) … only 32 rows to go!!

Pictures time Third picture from top is the center and fourth picture from top is 10 rows into the 42 row border (after 5 repeats of Willow Leaves )

07-14-2021 Finished Row 8 knitting with 528 stitches (44 x 12) … only 34 rows to go

07-13-2021 Done with Row 6 knitting with 564 stitches (47 x 12) instead of 576 stitches. Only 36 rows to bind off

Finished row 6 of border today … if I knit 2 rows in the morning and 2 rows in the evening, I can be done with this I really want to knit my Berry Special socks designed by Charlotte Stone

07-12-2021 Finally at it again Finished two rows of the 42 row border. Only 40 rows to bind off

06-30-2021 Finished fifth Willow Leaves repeat!!! Taking a 10 day break to celebrate 4th of July and another birthday

06-29-2021 Knit up to row 9 …

06-28-2021 Finished rows 1-4 of fifth and last repeat of Willow Leaves.

06-27-2021 Finished fourth repeat!! Only 12 rows x 576 stitches until I start the 42 row border

06-24-2021 Knit up to row 10 this morning. My goal is to finish fourth and fifth repeat before July 1st. Getting excited to knit the border

06-23-2021 Knit up to row 7 of fourth repeat of Willow Leaves …

06-22-2021 Wedding shower was very nice. Did not knit at ALL!! Finally finished the third repeat of Willow Leaves today.

06-15-2021 Road trip to PA for a wedding shower … knit up to row 11. With 576 stitches, takes me 3 hours to knit 4 rows

06-14-2021 Knit up to row 7 of third Willow Leaves repeat.

Finished second Willow Leaves repeat of five. If I focus on knitting 4 rows a day, it will take me less than 2 more weeks to finish the Willow Leaves Section and the border will take me about 13 days. Gotta FOCUS to get this done in 2 months!!!

06-06-2021 Back at it again! Knit up to row 9 of second Willow Leaves repeat.

05-31-2021 Knit rows 9-12 … finished first repeat of five.
05-30-2021 Knit rows 1-8 of first repeat of Willow Leaves Chart and thinking at 576 stitches a row, this is going faster than I thought

05-25-2021 Started round 103 … with 576 stitches a row … this is going to take awhile!! If it took me 5 days to knit the Drooping Dayflowers (46 rows x 288 stitches a row) it is going to take me more than 10 days to knit the Willow Leaves (60 rows x 576 stitches a row)

Finished Drooping Dayflowers Chart and setup for Willow Leaves. Switched to my Zing US3 120cm (47”) circular.

05-24-2021 Knit up to row 13 of second repeat of Drooping Dayflowers …

05-23-2021 Finished first repeat of Drooping Dayflowers

05-20-2021 Added lifeline on Row 2

Inserted stitch markers every 16 stitches on Row 1 of Drooping Dayflowers Chart. There are no shifting of stitches in this chart, but have to repeat chart twice and end after round 6 of third repeat.

Successfully finished Chevrons & Diamonds Chart and set up for Drooping Dayflowers (288 stitches). Now using my Zing size US3 80cm circular.

05-18-2021 Knitting Chevrons and Diamonds Chart, rounds 27-50. (Row 25 of Chart is Round 51, Eyelet Row (K, YO)). I remembered to shift my stitch markers on rows 5, 17 and 23.

05-17-2021 Successfully completed Bellflower Chart, rounds 15-23 and set up rounds 24-26, 144 stitches. (I remembered to shift my first stitch on row 7 after knitting my last stitch on Row 6. I am using only 3 stitch markers.) Switched to knitting with my Zing size US3 60 cm circular.

05-16-2021 Completed Emily Ocker’s Cast On using size US3 DPNS. Knit 7 round set up and rounds 8-13 Lace Chart. Switched to Zing size US3 circular (length 40cm) on round 14 with 72 stitches - YEAH !!!

Finally made the decision as I already have a leftover cone of yarn from knitting a wedding shawl in 2014 and I also have the necessary various Zing size US3 circular knitting needles.

Time to start another wedding shawl Went diving into my knitting boxes under our bed to find lace shawl patterns I have collected since 2009.