Thursday, September 9, 2010

Welcoming the New Year

The last couple days were busy with holiday preparations for Rosh Hashanah . The children and I cleaned the house, preparing it for our New Year celebration with my parents.

I started Citron last year, and finished it today in the new year. I like the metaphorical bridge it represents tying one year to the other, bringing the promise of continuity, and at same time new beginnings.

I know this is ascribing a lot of meaning to a little shawl, but to me knitting is magical, kind of like life, a succession of individual knots which after hard work, and a lot of enjoyment become a whole.

The shawl turned out beautifully. I am so fond of its ruffled edge.



I love its simple yet striking geometry.


Thank you Hilary Smith Callis for your wonderful Citron Shawl pattern!

6 comments:

Diane said...

שנה טובה l'shanah tova! That Citron pattern is appealing to me the more I see it on different blogs. I will have to print out that pattern and put it in my to knit list.

A said...

The shawl looks beautiful!

Shana Tova!

Rumi said...

Your shawl is lovely! Just in time for cool weather.

SockPixie said...

Thanks to the 3 of you!

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Monika said...

I've seen it many times, and depending on the yarn used it looks a little different every time. I like how you photographed it to it's advantage. Love the ruffles too.