More items for Weavers' Guild Sale Oct. 21-22 and new project

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Here are a few more pics of items being blocked. I expect to have most of these recently-completed items in the WGSL sale. The yarn on the bottom left item in the first photo is Berroco Boboli lace, and the crescent shawl at the top of the photo is Queensland Uluru (discontinued, I think - no animal fiber, nice colors & texture).




In the 2nd photo above, the top item is a "scrap" shawl in a crescent shape, and the bottom item is Pattons Classic Wool, about 2 1/2 balls. 

I also got started on the project I blogged about earlier (July 27, 2016) - working the same design in several different undyed yarns. Here is the start of a scarf using the Brooklyn Tweed lace-weight yarn. I'm placing a bead on each edging point, using a fine crochet hook to place the bead on the end stitch.



The yarn has a really nice feel and body, soft but springy to work with.

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