Almost Finished!!

Oh, this is about to be an exciting day. Maybe not until a little (a lot) later, but hey! I'll take it. My Vernal Equinox Shawl is within 8 rows of being finished. I believe the only thing that will keep me from finishing it today is if I run out of yarn. I have decided that if that happens, I will order more of the same yarn and finish up. It will be such a small section that a color change shouldn't be too noticeable. Considering the yarn is hand painted, it will be different if I get more. However, it might not be a problem at all. I'm putting off an order for new yarn until I know for sure if I'll have enough.

This is VERY exciting. It's the largest knit project I've ever finished. It also has the distinction of being my first shawl, my first project in true lace, and the most beautiful thing I've knit to date. I can't wait to see it finished and off my needles. I will definitely take a picture of it this evening once it's off, even though it will still need to be blocked. I have work to do to get the room ready for it to be blocked, though. I'm going to be "stealing" my sons' playroom for a few days to get it done. They have the only room I can keep the cats out of and, when cleaned up, has enough floor space.

See, I have these two cats. I've had to chase Mr. Shadow through the house before while he's running away with a ball of yarn and any project attached to it at the time. Then there's Ms. Echo. She's always stealing the finished projects to play with. I've caught her with a wool scarf and she keeps sneaking off with my son's socks. Needless to say, if any of that happened to this shawl, it would be destroyed. So, I have been over protective of it from day one. :-)

It's time to pick up the needles and begin the final steps to seeing this shawl finished. I hope I can stay still long enough to pull it off. I'm getting rather excited. :-D