Here is the finished article. It's about the size of my dining room table, just under 4 x 6 feet. The picture was taken by my husband, who stood on a chair to get most of the piece in the frame.
Once the shawl/afghan was completed, I realized that there is NO way that I'm going to just drape this over a chair anytime soon. My fingers get tired every time I look at it. It's carefully folded (inside out) and on my desk. No cats allowed. In the meantime, I have gotten a few suggestions that I donate this , perhaps to a local science teacher. Admittedly, this is a good idea. My favorite teacher of all time, my chemistry teacher, was a knitter. She's definitely a spiritual part of this project. Here's my dilemma. Most people do not value handcrafts nearly enough. I'm not ready to part with this. Maybe. We'll see. I'll think about it. Put it in writing and I'll get back to you......
3 comments:
Fabulous! What an impressive piece of work! Yeah, I would wait for a little while before deciding what to do with such a big project...let the dust settle before finding it a home.
I saw this earlier as a WIP and thought it was really cool. My daughter just declared a major in chemistry. She has a T-shirt with the periodic table on it, but I'd love to knit this for her. I'm not sure I would be so industrious, though. Your work is really impressive.
WOW! I just found your blog today, and seeing this nearly knocked me over. Congratulations on such a beautiful piece of work! I sent the link to my sister who is a chemistry professor at a community college. (I warned her that I would be unlikely to ever come up with something like that for her ...)
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