Frost & Ice

No, not the shawl. Real life frost and ice. I woke up this morning (reputed to be the second day of spring) to a winter wonderland. Here's just a little taste:



There's plenty more out there. That's why it's out there and I'm in here, Spanish Christening Shawl draped on my knee, adding the border.

I've picked up the 784 stitches around the outside. I've worked the yo, K2tog round. I've worked the plain knit round. I've started to attach the edging. I've realised I'm going the "wrong" way round the shawl, so the public side of the edging is attached to the private side of the shawl. I've ripped out a few handfuls of hair and shrieked a little bit. I've ripped back the provisional cast on and the first five rows. I think I am now safely on the way. (Although I should have learned by now to "never say never".)



Here's a close-up of the public side:



and here's the private side:



Each point consists of 10 rows. Each 10 row repeat eats up 5 stitches of the border. That's 100 rows you see in the picture. That's 50 stitches of the 784 eaten up. There's a lot of eating still to go.

I'd better get on with it.