Tiong Bahru 2

Selv om jeg gør mig umage med hele tiden at finde en ny opskrift når jeg skal strikke et sjal, så bliver dette her en genganger. Det fine Tiong Bahru sjal var så smukt og elegant, og nu skal en anden, helt særlig person stoppe med at arbejde.
Det er sekretæren i patient-foreningen, og hun er noget af en knag! Der er ingen ende på, hvad hun har udrettet over årene, men da hun efterhånden er over 70, er det vel på tide at stoppe.
Jeg vil gerne strikke et sjal til hende, så det bliver en altså sådan et her igen. Hun kan godt lide sort, og min kollega foreslog, at hun vist også kan lide lilla, så lilla blev det. I Odense lå der et bundt Drops Lace på tilbud i den rigtige farve, og selvom garnet er forfærdeligt glat, håber jeg det går. Det er nemmere at se mønsteret i lilla end i sort, og desuden er der en hæklet aflukning.
Det skal være færdig om 2 uger, så egentlig burde jeg strikke non-stop. Eller noget......

Even though I'm doing my best finding a new pattern when making a new shawl, this one will be something I made before. The pretty Tiong Bahru shawl was so beautiful and elegant, and right now I know another, special person who will retire.
It is for the secretary in the patient foundation, and she is some kind of lady! There is no end to what she has done over the years, but since she is more than 70 years old by now, I guess it's okay retiring.
I want to make her a shawl, and it's going to be one more of these. She likes black, but my colleague told me she might like purple also, so purple it is. When I went to Odense, there was a skein of Drops Lace on sale in the right color, and even though the yarn is so terribly slick, I hope it will work out. It is easier seeing the pattern in purple compared to black, and there is a crochet cast-off.
It needs to be done in just 2 weeks, so I really should be knitting non-stop. I guess....