Shelda's Adventures with Lace

Ain't it pretty?

As promised, here's a photo of the cone of yarn I'll be using to knit my "Gammelrosa Bladmønstret Duk." Btw, Mona was kind enough to let me know that this translates to "old-pink" leaf-patterned doily (or tablecloth). Many of the items in the book have "Gammelrosa" in their titles, and Mona says that refers to a certain pink. I'm imagining the pink of old-fashioned roses. Kind of a romantic translation, isn't it?

This is my cone of "Dragon Tales" 4/2 cotton in "Purple Haze," photographed overlooking the Geology Building on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus (I work on the third floor of the building next door). The yarn actually looks more purple/rosy than the photo. I didn't start my shawl last night as I'd intended (I knit on a "mindless" sock project instead). But tonight is another night, so you never know ;).