I have just finished knitting my Aspen Grove Shawl that I started for the Seasons of Lace Summer 2008 Knit Along. I’m pleased with the way it’s turned out and am anxious to get it on the blocking board.
However, I decided this would be a perfect project to try out lace blocking wires on, so rather than getting to it right away, I’ve ordered a set of blocking wires and will need to wait until they arrive before I can get started.
It feels good to have this project almost complete, and I’m ready to move on to something new. I do, of course still have my Stack n Whack quilt top to finish cutting and stitching and my Star of Hope table runner to finish quilting.
But as far as knitting goes, I’m heading back to pick up on my yellow Twisted Tulip Socks that I barely got started during our move.
I’m also going to check my stash for worsted weight wool to start on the sweater sampler in The Sweater Workshop. This is not actually a sweater but a sampler of stitches and techniques.
Thanks to all who sent along tips and encouragement on my quilting table problem. It’s just gotten worse by the day, but today I finally called Horn of America and spoke with someone who I hope will get it solved. Problem is that I STILL have to work through the dealer. I told the person at Horn that I was leery of doing that, but agreed to it anyway, with grave reservations I might add. I expect I’ll be another couple of weeks getting this resolved.
I have to say that I really like the looks of this furniture and think it will be very nice once I get it fixed, but I most certainly will not recommend this company to anyone in the future. Their policy of working only through a dealer is quite problematic when the dealer is unwilling to be cooperative. I even asked if I could work through a different dealer to get it resolved and they said no.
The shawl is beautiful! Can’t wait to see it blocked and I hope the furniture issues gets resolved. I can’t believe they are making you work through the dealer.