At last I have finished Melon and I love it . After blocking it, it now measures 23" wide by 86" long. I did the pattern as stated but the yarn I used was more fingering weight so I guess that accounts for it being bigger than the size stated in the book. I love the fact that I can wrap myself in it and the yarn which was 50% silk & 50% cashmere has soften so much after washing it
My next one from the book I think will be 'Dolphin Lace' which I have some Posh Yarn cashmere/silk in a deep pink to use . Not sure if this will be for me as I am not a 'pink person' but we will see :)
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Check out grumperina's discussion of the problems with the dolphin lace pattern at:
http://www.grumperina.com/knitblog/
beautiful melon shawl. Sounds like the yarn is really soft too.
I knit the dolphin lace scarf and it is confusing. I posted about the problems that I had here, and on my blog at brewerburns.blogspot.com (look at my March archives.)
Very pretty! Congratulations on a job well done!
Lovely shawl, beautiful work. It looks so soft and cuddly!
Wow, love it. It's stunning.
Your melon is beautiful.
I knit mine to the pattern specs with KSH, and it turned out a lot bigger, too, though not as long as yours.
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