10/14/2014 - Update: Northcoast Knitting Guild hosted our Annual Competition last evening . . . this shawl won People’s Choice!!! I was surprised and extremely honored to have won. There were over 60 people in attendance. I’m thrilled beyond words!!!
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Errata:

• blank squares - knit on right side, purl on wrong side square with
• bulleted dot - purl on right side, knit on wrong side

I saw this lovely shawl in person. Can’t wait to cast on.

9/2/2014 - Finally! Wound one skein of yarn and I’m ready to swatch.

9/3 - Chart 1 done! I really like it so far.

9/16 - done! Tomorrow, I’ll block the shawl and I’m hoping to get pictures after it is dry and unpinned.

Blocking: This was an easy piece to block. I soaked it for 20 minutes, rinsed and rolled it up in a towel, patted out the water and spread folded sheet on the living room carpet. Ran a piece of white crochet cotton (#20) through the chains along the slipped stitch selvedge edges. Pinned the corners (via the threads & the corners of the shawl) and arranged very mild points which were left pinned for only an hour. There wasn’t any need to use any pins down the length of the shawl. I think the key was to not over stretch it. Mine is a little wider than the dimensions given, but true to length.