Shawl finally blocked!

This is the shawl I knitted during the knitalong and finally blocked. I used some of my own hand painted 8/2 tencel in the Blue Bayou colorway and used less than half of the 8 oz. skein. It's nice to wear to church or with a pair of jeans.

Two shawls in progress

Mary D and Debbie are relatively new knitters in my knitting group. They bought the pattern and are having a good time doing it. At first they both thought the pattern was beyond them, but have discovered that they CAN do it! I'm proud of them!

Debbie is knitting hers out of Webs Barrington Mohair -- the rust isn't on this page, but the yarn is magnificent! Doesn't it look good? We'll block it sternly, and the lace pattern will really sing! She wants to make the smaller shawl at this point, she doesn't want to stop at the scarf.

Mary D is using Heritage Yarns Cloud 9 in Black and Grey in a Rainbow World. She hasn't stated how big she is going to make it -- she gets distracted by her other projects. The marking rings are NOT knit in, but got caught by her lifeline. When she takes that out, they will drop off. I've done THAT!




Debbie didn't join this blog, Mary did, but insists she doesn't know how to upload photos, so I did!

Re: Progress Report

Hmmm, Mary asked how we are doing, those of us still working on our shawls. I wrote on my Serenity Farms blog about the progress of my shawl - if you visit the blog, scroll down to the entry Just In Time to read more about it.

Here is where I am at, basically - My Elegantly Simple Triangular Shawl has been sitting at my side, waiting for me to decide whether she will grow up to be a real shawl or be content as a shoulder scarf. I love the pattern, I love the yarn, I love the color play, I have loved praying for a precious friend (Dale - who is doing so good, Praise God!) while knitting...but I am still not convinced I love this yarn, on these needles, in this pattern - you know, the combination. Its bugging me and so I am trying to ignore my commitement to the thing. Do I continue through the few remaining balls of this one of a kind yarn to complete the shawl, only to find I dislike it even after blocking? Do I stop at the end of this repeat, block it and find out I love it and hate myself for not plodding ahead (and by the way, that would leave me with two balls of the yarn and not enough yardage to make anything else with...) My inclination is to forge ahead and complete the shawl. If nothing else I love the color of the yarn, and the way it feels, even if it does not do justice to the lovely pattern. Sigh....you will just have to stay tuned to see what fickle Cary decides (grin)

Don't you just love seeing Eve's beautiful prize winning shawl though? Congratulations Eve!!!!

I guess I would also have to say that what has been helpful in knitting this project, to me, IS the support and encouragement of everyone else knitting on the shawl ;)

Wedding Shawl earns some ribbons...

Along with several other things, I entered the wedding shawl in the Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festivalskein and garment competition. All but one of my items did well, earned a ribbon. But, what I was pretty pleased with, particularly cause my daughter went to the festival with me this year, was how well the shawl did. Here is a photo I took at the festival. Unfortunately it wasn't spread out to show it off properly, but safety was an issue and so it was carefully draped around the form.


And a photo of it taken shortly after I'd finished it.


Thanks to Jackie for a beautiful pattern that worked so wonderfully with the yarn I chose for my daughter's shawl.

Eve

What has been the most helpful in knitting your shawl?

I was wondering if you have any suggestions/tips/whatever to pass on to others knitting this shawl?

I figure with the number of completed shawls, perhaps there is a goldmine of tips to be shared. Anyone willing to share?

Mary Hunt

How are you doing?

How are you doing on your shawl? I know there are still people working away on their shawls, I'd love to know how it is coming!

How about a check-in? Mary D, Debbie, who else is still working on theirs?

Mary

Progress Report?

I'm curious how those still knitting away on the shawl are doing. Just because some of us have finished does NOT mean we aren't interested in your progress! Please let us know!

Mary Hunt

Finally I blocked my shawl which has been done for 2.5 months! Here are some pictures. It was knit with some Knit Picks Dye Your Own, which I had purchased from someone on eBay who had done a lovely job dyeing it. It's quite a large shawl, about 48" long and 96" wide. That sounds humongous, but on a larger person it fits nicely, wrapping around without being skimpy. This will be gifted through my shawl ministry. There are more pictures and info on my blog if you are interested in knowing/seeing more. Keep knitting ladies...it's really nice when done and I think I'm going to knit another one for me! :o) 

Another View 

Here is a closeup. 

Almost finished

I am almost finished my shawl. I found an error a few rows back, but just unraveled the stitches involved and redid it, then cut and knotted to get rid of the extra yarn (I had left out a decreace). I'm up to about 200 stitches now, so five or six rows - I'm not unravelling 1,200 stitches, uh uh, no way. It turns out I inserted the decreaces a couple of rows too soon, but I don't care. A blind man would be glad to see it...

I'll post a picture when I'm finished.....

Kate

New Knitalong Cancelled

Margaret and I had planned a new Knitalong. But we were sidelined by health issues that are going to prevent it. We are disappointed, and sorry to disappoint you! There are some things that can't be avoided!

This blog will continue to function, to encourage people who are knitting this pattern.

Margaret Pittman and Mary Hunt

About Done???

About done? Am I about done? Bwahahahahahahahahahah, noooooooooooooo, I'm not. She of the ever expanding pile of ufos, er I mean projects, and mother of preschoolers and bickering nine and eleven year olds? No, not me.

It is beautiful, though. I was working on it while visiting with a friend, and I kept saying, "Oh, look at that pretty colour" "Oh, look what colour has popped up now".

Kate, whose little boys are finally asleep, so she should be too.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Wedding Shawl...

It's been a little over a week since the wedding and while I don't yet have photos from the photographer, I thought I'd post an update.

Tina wore the shawl for only a short while and for a few photos. Everyone who saw the shawl commented on how pretty it was.

Since I had so much yarn leftover from the shawl, I decided to make something for the bridesmaids with it. I had less than a week to work on something, but an article in the most recent Spin Off magazine gave me an idea of what to make. The article was about chiengora yarn (dog hair) and included a pattern for coin purses. I'd planned to make a coin purse for myself using yarn made from Lila and Dafni's hair, the two dogs we lost recently, but I thought the alpaca yarn would also work well for my project. You can see the coin purses by visiting my blog Garden Of Eve. We tucked a pretty compact mirror into each one of the coin purses and gave them to the bridesmaids at the rehearsal dinner, they were thrilled with the little purses. I made an extra one for my daughter and it is what she used the day of the wedding. And would you believe I still have yarn left from that 1 skein of yarn? I'm setting it aside for something special.

Is everyone just about done with their shawls? I'm looking forward to starting another one, but have so much catching up to do around here, that I'm having trouble finding time to sit and knit.

Call for Pictures/Another Knitalong?

Hi everyone,

I've been updating and simplifying my website and would love to feature any of your shawls. (I may have to feature a few at a time so that download time will be easier.) If you are willing, let me know by email at Margaret@heritageyarns.com and send a picture or permission to copy from the blog.

I am making some progress on my shawl and know that with tencel, I will be working on it intermittently while working on other projects. Anyone game for another knitalong soon?

Margaret

Happy 4th!

Gosh, no one has posted in quite some time, so that must mean we are all busy knitting away on our shawls. I am still going strong on my second go-round and have almost caught up to where things went haywire a few weeks ago. I have changed needles, also, and am liking the Inox grays very much. Hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July holiday.
Sue J.

Oops, Forgot

Its me again - grin! I wanted to say that the close up photo of my shawl in progress was taken outside in the shade of my yard yesterday. Temperatures soared to 98 degrees here with high humidity, so the shade of the trees was the best place to be in the afternoon. So you are seeing the colors of the shawl in the dappled sunlight and shade ;)

Hope you enjoy the colors!

Hugs again,
Cary

June Progress

Our list has been slow this past month ;) For us at Serenity Farms, June brings the start of Farmers Market; hay making season and like everyone else the usual avalanche of weddings and graduations to celebrate!

But, I have been slowly stealing time for a few rows at a time and the prayer time to go along with it. I am including a photo of my shawl in progress, knit from the handspun, hand dyed alpaca yarn. Since it is nearly impossible to see its shape spread out, I thought I would take a closer picture to share.



You don't see much stitch definition, but I think you get an idea of the pretty colors. I am only through my third repeat of section B, just starting my fourth and just started with a second ball of the yarn.

Look forward to seeing more shawls as everyone finishes or progresses!

Hugs,
Cary

Wedding Shawl & future shawl.

The bridal shower was this past weekend and my daughter loved the shawl. I had my camera with me and would you believe I forgot to take a photo of her modeling it?

It's been a tearful past few days, we lost another one of our dogs, details and photos on my Garden Of Eve blog. I'm planning on blending Dafni's hair with that of her grandmother Lila, the dog we lost 2 months ago and plan to make a shawl and a scarf with chiengora yarn. I'm considering this pattern for the shawl, but will also be looking for pawprint type lace patterns. A project for after the wedding. Any suggestions would be appreciate...

But what I meant to share in the way of tearful event, was that while looking for elegant wrapping paper to wrap the shawl in, I spotted a kids wrapping paper in a strawberry shortcake motif. When Tina was about 3 years old, she had a doll that would blow strawberry scented kisses when you squeezed her tummy and she loved that doll. I bet it's stored in the attic with all her other stuff. Anyway, the sight of that paper brought me to tears... I was a mess! sheesh!

When Tina saw the gift wrapped in that silly paper, she smiled and thought there was something silly inside as well. After the initial surprise she asked when I'd had time to work on it without her seeing it, and then realized why it was I was always telling her to go home.

I'd tucked in a note saying that each stitch represented prayers and hugs. Everyone liked it very much, but afraid to touch it or take it out of the box. On my photo list for the photographer is one of Tina wearing the shawl. Even if it's a hot day, she can wear it for a few minutes.

All is well!

Thanks so much to all who gave me such encouragement yesterday. I did sound pathetic, didn't I? I'm happy to report that yesterday morning I sat down to a new shawl with different yarn (couldn't save the tencel, so I'll make something else out of the remainder). This time I am using a solid color so that I can really see the pattern as it progresses. I knit for most of the day and am already on my fourth repeat of Chart B. You were right-it went much faster this time. Do I have a lifeline in? You bet!
Many thanks for all the posts. It meant so much to know everyone has "been there, done that."
Sue J.

Despair

In an effort to not sound to pathetic, I am in despair. Yesterday I lost the entire shawl to a huge error on my part-over confidence and slippery stitches on the needle. It happened in a heartbeat. To make a long story short, I became over-confident and took out my lifeline because it was driving me crazy, always getting in the way. About an hour later, you guessed it! I accidentally dropped 6 or 7 stitchess off the needle and couldn't recover. I tried for an hour to either pick them back up or insert a lifeline severals rows down and rip down to that. Nothing worked. As my frustration and grief grew, I knew I just had to put it away. So....today I will try one more time. If that doesn't work, I will start over with different yarn. I'm not giving up, just realizing that some lessons in life really hurt. Oh well, all things happen for a reason.
Sue J.

Dum Dum dee dum ...

Five days till the shower and the wedding shawl is done! The first photo shows how fine it is even though I used two strands of the alpaca yarn and size 6 needles. My rhodos are big so it doesn't give a good idea of size.






This photo of the shawl on the garden bench/arbor shows the size better.







A close up.

I hope my daughter likes it and that her wedding day isn't a scorcher so she can use it.

Eve

knitting a new life

Well ladies, I have not knit but one row since my last post. How pathetic is that? Indefensible, I know. The cause of my neglect can be placed on no other shoulders but my own, because I do ultimately choose how to spend my time.

However, indulge me a little. I met a tall, handsome, kind, sweet, loving, intelligent, spiritual, handy, stable, good with my kids man at Bible study almost to the day of my last post. And since then, I have become like a 17 year old again. Giddy and silly, trying to take myself sternly in hand and evaluate with unsympathetic eyes his potential as a future mate, but alas, to no avail....

I am in love! He is new to the area and asked me to look for a house for him to fix up and sell, but then in the same breath he tells me he wants to still have time for me and the girls and is worried that a fixer upper may put a strain on us. Did I mention thoughtful too? Ah well....

The other shawls posted here have been calling to me. Today, I am committed to at least three rows on this lovely, lace-knitting addictive shawl. Really, I will. Honest, I promise. Yes, I will. Really. Truly.

Sigh.

Lark

Me, too!

I'm still knitting along, as well. I'm not knitting 10 rows a day anymore-more like 4-5 rows-because of the number of stitches on the needle. I have used about 3 oz of tencel and have around 330 stitches on the needle, so the rows go much slower. I have 22- 15 stitch repeats. I think I'm going to use 2 more oz of tencel and then stop. I love to see eveyone else's work, and will post a picture when I am done and the shawl is blocked. Congratulations to everyone who has finished this beautiful project. I, too, can't wait for the next KAL. And many thanks to all who have been so encouraging. I am officially hooked on lace knitting!
Sue J.

Where is my shawl?

LOL - I haven't posted for a bit, and have not had much time in the past few days to knit on my shawl (or anything else for that matter) but I AM still working on it (and praying) when I can, even one or two rows. I have nearly finished with the first ball of handspun laceweight and have three more small balls to work with, so I imagine this will end up as a generous sized scarf. I love the colors and the pattern, it really has become such a rhythmic thing that I hate when I only have time to do a few rows - but life's work sometimes demands attention, too, doesn't it?

Really enjoying everyones progress and those who have finished! Can't wait to see what Margaret and Mary and Jackie will cook up for us next..I think I heard rumors of another KAL?

Hugs,
Cary at Serenity Farms

Finished!

I'm so excited! I finally finished! I have been near completion for almost two weeks but have been in kind of a knitting slump. Last night I finished the shawl. It's width will be 84-90 inches when blocked...I don't know exactly because I'm not going to have time to block it until next weekend probably. This weekend I am photographing a wedding and it's the last full week of school for hubby who is a teacher, so lots going on in our house. I will post some pictures later so you can see! In the meantime I cast on this morning for another shawl, Sivia Harding's Shetland Garden Faroese shawl, which will also be for someone in my shawl ministry. I'm using a pale green Zephyr wool/silk. I want to get this done before the end of summer so I can participate in another KAL, because this one has been so much fun!

Keep knitting ladies! I know it gets to be a little struggle when you get to the long rows at the end, but you can make it! I get really excited to see how everyone's turns out. I love to see all the different colors and possibilities. I know I will be doing this one again! Eve's photo on the bleeding hearts...I think that would make an awesome photo for Jackie to use on the pattern! (not that the current one is horrible...I just thought it was so beautifully and artistically shot! Great job Eve!)

Yeah !!!! We have pictures!!!

Back from Pennsylvania, Maryland and this is my progress so far. I do love this shawl.
Im using Cloud , that I got from Margaret, in Natural.
I then dyed it using a mixture of Rit and Cushings. I call this Vineyard. It is lighter with more contrast than the pictures show.
There is a light lavender,and an almost periwinkle blue. Also a bit of tan and a sort of wine color where the tan and violet merge. Oh Well, I guess Ill get better at this whole picture, posting, computer,thing.
Im so happy now to be home. It is wonderful to travel. I met so many amazing people. But like someone once said "Theres no place like home "
Eh, Toto.
Oh yes, Im using size 4 needles and liking the size of lace.
Enjoying also reading and seeing what everyone else is doing. So inspiring.
Til later then, Blessings to you all, Sue

Help please

Elegantly Simple Triangular Shawl Knitalong
Hi everyone,
Im back and have pictures. Can someone please tell me how to post them??
Sue in San Diego

Casting Off!!!!!

How did these souls manage?? ...gathering peat and knitting so that not a moment is lost???

We are so pampered in comparison!....

I'm finally heading into the end here and have cast off half of the stitches tonight. The rest will happen tomorrow and I hope there will be blocking tomorrow as well. Then we'll see if I achieved anywhere near the generous size I had wanted. I think I've used about 1000 yds total (a bit more than 2 skeins of the eBay handpaint laceweight.)

Breakfast In Bed...

Here is a photo of the B&B shawl. I used one skein of my laceweight merino on size 6 needles for this and could have made it a bit larger. It is plenty large for me and about 6 feet wide. I posted a few more photos of showing the size better.. You can see them on my blog
Garden Of Eve. No knitting today, the garden waits!

Forever.......

It seems to be taking forever to get through Chart B these days---and I don't think my shawl is that big---yet! Best as I can tell it is about 62" wide. I'm thinking I'll try perhaps 2 more repeats of Chart B and see where we are. I'd like something pretty cozy and enveloping---probably more of a curl up at home type of shawl.

I still love the colorway! It is really quite soothing to work with. Contrary to the appearance of my previously posted photo it is not in the purpley/red range---but rather in the rust, brown and beige with a hint of green in those brownish spots. It reminds me of the forest floor on a beautiful sun filled Autumn day, with the sun filtering through oak trees. I can almost sense the textures of the woods as I work on it.

At any rate, I'm oddly anxious to be done. I think I just want to really see how this turns out.

Now what would truly make me happy would be to find a studio with huge flat spaces for blocking these things. Then I could bring my large wet woollies and work comfortably in a place dedicated to blocking. I truly hate the makeshift qualities of my current system. Although I own two blocking boards they still aren't quite large enough. DH works nights so someone is always in bed so that idea is out. Crawling about on the floor is soooo not my thing now that I have crummy knees, etc. Oh well...

Hey---what is our next KAL going to be????????????

Hint -- Getting all the Dye Out

HINT
When knitting with any space-dyed yarn, there will probably be leftover dye in your yarn. You will want to get this out before you block it. Put 5 or 6 Shout Color Catcher Sheets found in the laundry aisle of the grocery store to absorb the dye that floats loose. Repeat the rinse process with fresh dye sheets in each successive wash cycle until the dye magnet sheets remain white. At this point there is no longer any loose dye left.

My Shawl

So, having dried, I took my shawl outside and played with it to see what I could do to get a picture of it. Here is my final picture before it is given away. Well, actually I hope to get a picture of it being worn by the Intended Victim, but that won't get posted here. grin

I'm also done!...

Well, sort of....

The shawl done with the Breakfast in Bed colorway is done. I need to wash it and block today and will take a photo of it.

The wedding shawl is already a little bigger than this shawl but I'm going to make it a little longer I think ....

Never again, will I work on two shawls at once, and on a deadline. It left me with little free time for other things. I hope to get the remaining plants and seeds in the ground this weekend.

Eve

I'm Done!

I'm done! Whee! I was going to go for 72", and realized that the person who is the intended victim (grin) would not appreciate the extra length. So I started negotiations with myself as to how long it was going to be.


I'll post more pictures tomorrow taken in better light. As it is, here is the damp shawl on the kitchen floor.

As Intended Victim will not be blocking it, I washed it in the washing machine on delicate, and placed it out on the floor to dry. I gently lifted the ripples into place, for probably the last time in the life of the shawl. I wash this to be easy for Intended Victim to care for, not a burden. That means she is to put it down and leave it alone. No pinning, easing into shape...nothing.

Specs:
Yarn: Cloud 9 50% cotton and 50% rayon from Heritage Yarns
Color: Black and Gray in a Rainbow World
Needle: size 6 nylon circular
Size: (with ripple effect) 64" wide by 30" long

Memorial Weekend

I hope everyone enjoys this holiday weekend. I have three days to knit, knit, knit. It's going to be very hot in Wisconsin this weekend, so I'll stay in the aircon and enjoy my knitting. The shawl now measures 35" from needles to the beginning point. I can't spread it out without taking it off the needles, so the next picture I will probably post is when it is finished. Love seeing everyone else's work.
Sue J.

Done but not finished

I know, some of you are just starting and I come in here and say "DONE" but I'm not finished. I am starting all over with another yarn to see how that one looks. I feel a bit obsessed, but I am sure it is nothing to be concerned about. I promise not to go too overboard. Here is my 'first' shawl. I am blocking it as I speak. I need to find the rest of my t-pins though. They have walked off my desk and into ?? I want to tell you, straight pins are not a good substitute. You need pins with stamina and strength (and a head to push on)! The key to getting a lot done on this shawl is to find a very long and boring thing to go to and knit your heart out. That is what I did this week when the kids had their annual testing and I had to sit and help the proctor out. All I did was sit and watch the boys and answer 2 questions in the three days I was there. Hard work!

Poor Photos of Beautiful Yarn-Sorry

I've taken a photo (or two or three!) of my work, but can't seem to get a good representation of the color. (No wonder I'm looking for a new digital camera---but that is another story. However, I'll gladly take suggestions for brands and models from you experienced folks.) I finally had to turn off the flash so there would be an accurate representation of the color and the trade off is the slight out of focus quality at the top.

C'est La Vie....here it is. I'm probably on my 5th or 6th repeat of Chart B.

I love it and I love the feel of the yarn as it moves through my hands while knitting. What more can a person ask for?

Interweave Knits lace article

There is a great lace-knitting article written by Jackie E-S in the latest copy of "Interweave Knits". This is great for those of us who are on the newbie side of lace-knitting. There will be a second article in the fall issue.

Crochet Bind-Off

Jackie has given me permission to repost her comments regarding the crochet bind-off on the main page. Great tip, Jackie!

Margaret

The url that Nancy posted shows a plain crochet bind off technique that can be substituted for a knitted bindoff. That will give everyone the idea.

I personally don't use a crochet hook for regular binding off like is shown in the tutorial though (i.e. binding off one stitch at a time), but that is just a personal preference.

If I am going to use a crochet hook, I do a decorative looped edge. This is where a group of stitches (usually 3 to 5) are crocheted together with a single crochet (or double crochet in UK terminology), then a chain of several stitches made, then another 3 or more stitches is crocheted together in a group, etc. That is not what is specified in the EST shawl pattern, but there is no reason why you couldn't substitute this method.

For creating this type of looped decorative edge, I like to use a crochet hook that is smaller than the knitting needle size. For example, I used this crochet bindoff technique on the Bobble Lace Flowers Triangle Shawl (new pattern to be released in a few weeks). For this shawl, I used a 3mm knitting needle for knitting the shawl and a 2.25mm crochet hook for binding off.

I think that using the smaller crochet hook has a couple of advantages:
1. It is easier to get the hook inserted into the stitch(es)
2. The chain between the groups of stitches doesn't look as 'thick' as when using a hook that is the same (or larger) than the knitting needle used. Remember that a crochet chain is 3 strands thick compared to a knitted stitch is just one loop with a strand on each side. I think the smaller hook helps keep the visual 'weight' of the chain more balanced with the look of the knitted stitches.

Probably more than you wanted to know! Does this help?

Happy knitting, Jackie E-S

Ai Yi Yi!

Hello to all and thanks to the leaders for making us all so very welcome! I've decided to to join you in my first KAL. Margaret was a gem and got me my yarn and pattern quickly and when it arrived yesterday I began swatching......and swatching......and swatching....and....Well you get the very big picture. :)

Seems that while I loved the colorway and the feel of my chosen yarn, it called me to another project. So I began the search through my stash. Gosh, I tried combinations of strands and colors and needles. It's almost embarrassing in the multitude of choices tried and discarded.

Finally, late in the evening I hit upon what I thought was a good choice---two strands of laceweight, hand dyed from San Filipe (EBay purchase) in Uruguay. The color is called Stonechat and is tones of rich browns and rust. I even got into the beginning of chart B. This morning it seems that I think I need to go to smaller needles. So here I am now, cast on with even small needles and on row 6 or so of Chart A, but raring to go!

BTW---I love the yarn and color choices that so many of you have chosen. It almost takes my breath away. Thanks for sharing.

Wedding Shawl progress...

Like Theresa, I am now at the point where I'm wondering how much longer I should make this shawl.

If worn only with a wedding gown, it doesn't really matter if it is long. If Tina is to use it any other time, do I want it to be very long? I've used 3 oz. out of 8 oz. of superfine alpaca. Because I'm using it doubled, I started out with a little more than 1237 yards.. If my math is correct, so early in the morning and after only one cup of coffee, I've used almost 465 yards so far, does that sound right? The pattern calls for 600 yards for a shoulder wrap, 1000 for a large shawl, but I may not be knitting at the same gauge as the pattern. I'm thinking I should knit for about another ounce and then stop and see where I am, maybe block the tip to get an idea of much larger it will be when blocked.

I'm suprised at how fast this is growing using size 6 needles and how light it feels even with 2 strands. I'm really liking this alpaca yarn and if I don't use up this skein, will use the remainder, single strand for a gossamer weight shawl.

A little oops yesterday... I accidently snagged the shawl yesterday, catching just one strand, of course. Took me a few minutes to tug it back into shape while holding my breath... whew!

Just 3 weeks till the shower!