When Charlotte first begins her campaign to save Wilbur in E.B. White's Charlotte's Web, she weaves a web with the words "Some Pig" as plain as day. As an adult I've always savored White's irony. C'mon, if you saw that wouldn't you say some spider? Pig, what pig? Not that I in any way want to imply that Wilbur should be left to his fate, but a literate spider is definitely more of an attention getter than a cute pig.
So here's my homage to Charlotte. I'm afraid I didn't get any words woven in. Perhaps next time. And while none of the photos I've taken really capture the colors of the koigu I used, trust me, it's garish and beautiful in only the way a combination of koigu can be. I love it.
I'm also impressed with how readable the lace is now that it's blocked. By the by, I love this big shot of her blocking. Mostly because I'm still fascinated by my camera's macro setting. I've only had it for a year, so maybe in the next twelve months I'll actually learn how to take a decent picture with it!
Gromit says: "Turn down (up?) the A/C, I'm bloody freezing. Even I don't knit in the middle of a heat wave."
Ah, but I do! Time to go finish Charm.
Your Charlotte is stunning. The colors look so vibrant. I can't believe your knitting with wool in this heat!
Posted by: Christina | July 21, 2005 at 10:06 AM
Wow! It's gorgeous!
Posted by: Ann | July 21, 2005 at 10:27 AM
Charlotte looks lovely. The up-close photo with the color variation really says it all. Your photo of the lacework also looks fabulous! Nice job!
Posted by: Diana | July 21, 2005 at 11:54 AM
It's gorgeous! Thanks for the closeup, it was easy to see the beautiful colors that way.
Posted by: Rebekah | July 21, 2005 at 12:01 PM
Mouth dropping open! Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!
Posted by: Shelly | July 21, 2005 at 12:07 PM
Beautiful! It looks fab on Gromit too!
Posted by: angela | July 21, 2005 at 02:05 PM
Incredible work. It's the first Charlotte I really really like. I guess I didn't care for the striping that most people were doing. Congratulations!
Posted by: Michelle | July 21, 2005 at 04:45 PM
I love your Charlotte!! Jane
Posted by: jane | July 21, 2005 at 06:02 PM
The colors are way better now that it's blocked! Unbelievable what blocking can do. I LOVE it.
Posted by: Hope | July 21, 2005 at 10:30 PM
What a beautiful piece of lace! You did a great job with Charolotte. Tell Gromit to stop complaining about the a/c. He gets to be comfortable wrapped up in all that lacey beauty!
Posted by: Lou | July 22, 2005 at 09:38 AM
Charlotte is just stunning. I love the colors you chose. Very pretty!
It's a Shawl summer isnt it?
Posted by: heather | July 22, 2005 at 10:51 AM
Very nice! But where's the pouty model glamour shot of you in it?
Posted by: Lolly | July 22, 2005 at 01:17 PM
Your colors are fabuloua. What did you use? (I'm using Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Merino)
Posted by: AndreaR | July 22, 2005 at 01:42 PM
It's awesome! I just bound mine off today, onto the crochet, blocking and fringe!
Posted by: Teresa C | July 22, 2005 at 04:55 PM
It is just brilliant! Beautiful! :)
Posted by: Lolly | July 22, 2005 at 11:14 PM
Absolutely stunning. I never get tired of looking at lace being blocked. And, the koigu... well, what can I say?
Posted by: Krista | July 23, 2005 at 10:02 AM
i think I will have to get mommy to make a shawl next - i would like to curl up in one too
Posted by: minou | July 23, 2005 at 05:35 PM
Your Charlotte came out beautiful! I love the colors.
Posted by: Pam | July 27, 2005 at 04:58 PM
I love your Charlotte shawl!! The colors are just gorgeous. I started mine this morning and joined the knitalong. Hopefully, it will look half as good as yours. It takes a lot of concentration and no distractions. Again, great work!!
Posted by: Loren Gaffin | August 02, 2005 at 10:48 AM