Flyvefærdig / Ready to fly

Sjalet er færdigt! Vasket og spændt ud og det hele. Ialt brugte jeg knap 280 gram og ca. 1760 meter garn. Det er blevet virkelig flot! Øverste billede er lige taget i opgangen. Man kan rigtig se mønsteret nu efter udspænding, og jeg er vældig tilfreds med kanten.

The shawl is done! I finished washing and blocking and everything. I used a total of almost 280 grams and around 1760 meters of yarn. It is just beautiful! The top picture was taken out at the stairs a few minutes ago. You can really see the pattern after blocking, and I'm very happy that I changed the border.

Det er smukt med de forskellige mønstre i midten og siderne, men det er lidt pudsigt at midter-mønsteret ikke er helt symmetrisk. Der er størrelsesforskel på det sorte indeni "svanevingerne".
Mønsteret var ikke svært at strikke - det i siderne var hurtigt at lære udenad, og det i midten kan man hurtigt finde den rigtige række i diagrammet til.

It is very pretty with the different patterns down the middle and on the sides, but it's a bit funny that the middle-pattern wasn't strictly symmetrical. There is a size-difference in the middle, black part of the "swan wings".
The pattern wasn't difficult to knit - the side-pattern was quick to learn by heart, and the middle pattern was easy to recognize when finding the right row of the chart.

Det er jo strikket i dobbelt tråd, hvilket er grunden til at det alligevel var besværligt at strikke. Jeg skulle hele tiden kigge i mønster og på tråde, så én af dem ikke lige smuttede. Til gengæld er det blevet STORT! (Hvilket var et specifikt ønske fra svigerinden) 92 cm langt og 240 cm i vingefang!
Nå ja - og da jeg sådan puslede rundt på trappen, mødte jeg min overbo, der tilbød at tage et billede af mig og sjalet. (Hun var behørigt imponeret!)

I made it with 2 threads held together, which was the reason for my difficulties knitting. I had to look at the chart all the time, and at the threads to make sure I knit in 2 threads at all times. The result is HUGE! (Which was a specific request by my sister-in-law) 36 inches long and 94 inches wide!
Well - and while I was sneaking around on the staircase, I met the lady living on top of my flat, and she offered to take a photo of me and the shawl. (She was very impressed!)