norahsknits

* Updated this post 2-24-2016 - see additional reference at the end of the post! Washed and laid out to dry - not pin-blocked, but this should work ok. The rectangular item is dark brown alpaca in the center, with a wool-blend crocheted edging. The body pattern is the Japanese Feather lace stitch. The yarn was a Christmas present, so I am planning to keep it. The other item (a shawl/scarf) was made using a new technique for the body (the blue yarn), then adding an saw-tooth edging with mixed scrap yarns pieced together in approximately 3 yd. lengths. The upper edge of the shawl (at bottom in the photo) was crocheted using the same scrap yarns - five rows of half-double crochet.  The technique for the body of the shawl is similar to that for this shawl:   http://www.interweavestore.com/potters-shawl-pattern  - the body is worked from the center back neck and increases on the edges by 3 stitches per row. I was trying out the technique to see if it would work for some expensive