I was having so much fun knitting Arans that I hadn't really bothered knitting anything else.  However, shawls are currently popular knitting projects, so I thought I'd try knitting one.  I made the Prairie Shawl from Cheryl Oberle's new book Folk Shawls.  What fun!  It's a great shawl to snuggle under on those cold Montana nights.   That project has led to three or four other shawls and a great interest in lace knitting.  I highly recommend Cheryl's book, by the way.

The Falling Leaves Shawl was inspired by a bunch of Tahki Sable I ordered from Elann (a great online store which carries odd lots and discontinued lines of yarns).  It was a lovely soft moss green color and made me think of leaves.  The edging really gave me fits but the final result was well worth the agony.  This is a picture of the point of the triangle, where I managed to get the leaves to come together:

There are a lot of wonderful links to shawls and lace knitting on the Web.  This is a start; if you know of more, please e-mail me!

Sarah's Art and Textile Pages -- Sarah has compiled a wealth of knitting patterns and information, including lots of lace.
Yarn Over: Hanne's Lace Knitting Page
Knitted Lace List Home Page
Sandy Terp's Moonrise Lace Knitting
String and Air -- Judy Gibson's amazing work!

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