A post about shawls

I knit. A lot. And recently, I've been on a lacy shawl kick. There is something about lace shawls, now that I have gotten over my fear of them, that is complex and rich and which draws me in, leading to obsessive knitting, where I pick it up for a row or two and three hours later there's another six inches of shawl knit.

My mother has now figured this out, and is planning to exploit it. First, she hands me her copy of Victorian Lace Today. Then takes me to Webs while moving me in to my fiance's apartment. Then leaves me with a giant pile of yarn and instructions to knit her shawls!

First up is an extra-large Traveling Woman shawl for her, since she kept borrowing mine while I was at home.