Lady Eleanor- fin!

Photos.....

obligatory "on the shoulders'" pose
(forgive the bad cropping and burning, I had to take this by myself and my tripod broke so the camera is resting on a side table)

Tassels

FO report:

Lady Eleanor from Scarf Style.
9 balls of Noro Silk Garden, colorway 84 (reds)
Size US10 Clover (bamboo) circulars

I followed the pattern almost exactly, aside from substituting yarns. This was a really fun project- it was more entertaining than straight stockinette, but once I got the hang of it I was able to talk and knit with no problems.

Blocking was done by soaking in Eucalan woolwash for 1/2 an hour, then spin drying in the washing machine. I laid the Lady out on my bathroom floor with a towel underneath and she was dry by morning (about 8 hrs). No pins were used in blocking. I just stretched the stole lightly.

Some people have complained about the look of the SSK on each entralac square. I personally do a funky version of the SSK so my SSK sts always look a little weird. I was a little unhappy with the look, but once the stole was blocked it was all good.

My Lady E was about 58in unblocked and 68in blocked. Width went from 24 inches to 21 inches. She's the perfect size to wrap around my shoulders and I *love* the way she turned out. In fact I'm thinking of using some of my handspun for another one!