11/20/2017

Dragon Flight KAL starts December 1; ends Jan 31

stroll tonal - ordered
beads - Delica Transparent Smoky w/Amethyst Lining
needles - hiyahiya sharps - not rec’d - wrong product sent
US12 steel crochet hook - ordered

All materials rec’d and KAL started WOO HOOOO

12/06/2017

Finally got the right needles today. Only took a trip to McGregor and Sue2Knits to get them But got them I do and so far the normal bumpy start … needles being pulled out, miscounting stitches where beads go, dropped stitches. thank God it was all under the first 10 rows each oops

12/07/2017

this being my third shawl I’m finding this pattern super easy to work. Always love Elizabeth’s patterns

12/07/2017

I lost a stitch, found it and fixed it, but doing so, I managed to shift my bead to far over or put it in the wrong spot to begin with. Course I noticed this 4 rows later - and no life line in yet - bloodyfreekenhell, frog or tink .. frog or tink. I’ll likely frog as it’s only so far in

12/08/2017

Trying to tink back I ended up making more of a mess so I frogged it. Life line was put in after the garter tab cast on and inserted after row 10. Currently on row 19 - back where I started LOL

eta
a lady in my A Big Comfy Doghouse group suggested sewing on another bead in matching thread then breaking the errant bead. Next time for sure!!

12/08/2017

Finished first repeat of Chart A :) YAY!!!

12/10/2017

2nd repeat of Chart A done Chart B first repeat done at same time. Just a bit shy of halfway through the body

12/11/2017

Finished off yesterday at Row 68

eta Finished on row 80

12/13/2017

Finished on row 95 yesterday

Getting close to the tail section

12/27/2017

Found a few dropped stitches that I’ve managed to find and fix. I hope there’s no more.

Ready to do the picot no picot bind off (instructions in pattern)

eta

extra YO closed; 2 beads added that were missed first time through; tugged to ensure all stitches connected

12/28/2017

Blocking commenced

12/28/2017

And Done! Finished out at 66 x 27” (167x68.5cm)