rainy day plot failure

So today I had epic plans to take a BUS to the Metro (think Costco or Sam's club--sort of).  Babes and I got all dressed up to go out (we took off our yoga pants and put on jeans), but while we were at lunch, IT STARTED RAINING!  So instead of going out for some Wuhan Bing (think Chinese burrito) and a bus ride, we had KFC and watched a movie.  What that means for you, dear reader, is that you get pictures of knitting instead.  OH and a picture of some creative yarn balling from the airport. 

This was my travel solution to turning a bunch of loops of yarn into a ball.  I got some pretty weird looks from people at the airport McDonalds... I mean what, you've never seen a black woman ball yarn, using a carry on suitcase, and a Madame Alexander doll? 
But once the yarn was balled, I started working on a shawl for me.  I'm using the Unique Sheep pima petite that was part of my Xmas gift last year.  I didn't like the pattern that came with it, so I cobbled together a pattern of my own using two different patterns.  I'm only about halfway, so here's some work in progress pics. 

I love the lace leaf edge. Which I got from Janine Le Cras' Lace leaf wrap (you have to be on ravelry to see the link). 

A shawl for my mamma

At the beginning of the summer I started making a shawl for my mamma.  I started on this idea because I saw this picture of a shawl in the knitpicks catalog and it was beautiful!  (If you're a knitter and have not looked at the knitpicks website then you must go there now!) Anyway, to make a long story short, I did not get to knit that shawl, but started looking around for a shawl to knit my mamma for Xmas because she didn't want anything that would be too hard to put on or take off.  The one I picked is named the Elizabeth Zimmerman 100th anniversary camping shawl (which is a mouthful to say) by Mwaa knit obsession (it's free on Ravelry).  I took the idea from the original idea and held my yarn double and then changed colors as I knit to give it a fading looking. 
To be honest, I never really saw the point of knitting lace shawls...  I'm not 80, I don't generally wear shawls, but by God was that fun!  I found myself wanting to knit on the shawl exclusively.  I had a couple of other projects that I was supposed to do, but this one was so much more fun.  I've already planned out at least two more, possibly even three or four.  I guess what I'm trying to say is.... I get it now.  

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