Shawl " Moonlight sonata " done from elann.com

This shawl is worked from an Elann free pattern called moonlight sonata. The stitch is called sunspot in Barbara Walker's Treasury of stitches book 3. I knitted a scallop edging & omitted the beginning & just cast on the number of sts required.
.....scallop edging
amongst the flowers...

...on the piano.

laminaria - A shawl with Estonian lace stitches from Knitty

the edging the body of the shawl work in blossom stitch

among some bleeding heart foliage blocking

on the grass after blocking



and a view of my garden

hydrangea niko blue

.... lilies

new knit doily

This doily was knit from Knitter's issue #9 called lace garland. Next, I will knit it into a shawl...as in the magazine. It is also in the book The best of Knitter's magazine, Shawls & scarves.