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Birds of a Feather

I finished Birds of a Feather on Friday, blocked it as soon as I got home from work and it was dry to wear on  Saturday. 

On Saturday we went to Moon Dog World - which has amongst other things a lagoon -  to celebrate mine and Jen's birthdays and Rachey's 4 year release from hospital, although I more like to think of it as "any excuse to go to a brewery". Anyway, that explains the flower crowns, it's how we celebrate.

Apparently I only took 2 pictures of my friends, and didn't mention I was taking them, so here they are, mainly with their backs to the camera, and not smiling at me!




It was a good chance to get photos of the shawl, and also to wear it, because I had doubts right up to the end.

One issue was that there was no schematic, and because of the unusual construction it wasn't clear to me until I had cast off that it's a shallow triangle shape.

Mine is HUGE. I quite like it, particularly with the weird weather we've been having - it's been a bit chilly for December, so a wrap like this is very helpful.

Will I get much wear out of it? It's hard to tell. The shape is quite good, and the colours are definitly brighter and more cheerful than anything else I have, but whether that's something I actually want to wear remains to be seen. It did end up a lot more fun than I was expecting, so that's good. 

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