Silken Charlotte is done!

I finished the knitting last night. That's 8 days, in case you're counting. At about 5 hours a day, that'd be 40 hours to make this baby. Yes, obsessed.

But look!


I pinned it [about 8 times, till I got it right], nearly soaked it with the spray bottle in the areas I was most concerned about, and wetted it lightly everywhere else, and after 24 hours, removed the pins. I expected it to sproing back to its original shape, but it just laid there, perfectly flat. You probably heard the squeals! Eee!

Because our fence didn't want to do the obligatory Charlotte shot, the adirondack chair stood in. [click for the big shot]



And so you can see how big it turned out:


Do not taunt the girl in the green-pea boxer shorts. It's hot out here. It shows offcenter in the pic, but that's just hub who didn't know to tell me to move it for the pic. It's lovely and straight.

One 500-yd skein of Handmaiden silk = one Silken Charlotte, with about 12" of yarn left over. Two ends to weave in. Can you stand it?

Pattern notes, circa 2006 for the new visitors to the blog:
Charlotte = Charlotte's Web, designed by Koigu
Yarn = 500 yards of Handmaiden Silken
[two current skeins = 500 yards]