So this was my first time blocking a lace shawl, or  a lace anything, or to be perfectly honest I have never used pins when blocking anything before. You could probably say that I have never actually blocked anything before. So here it is:

Looking at it now, I see all kinds of adjustments to the pins that I want to make. But I can’t, since I blocked it at my sister’s. I hope it turns out okay. Lace makes me nervous. Here is the shawl before blocking:

I made this for my sister and she is happy with it. I’m just happy to have finally made a lace shawl. I’ve been working on a bunch of new stuff, including a (much less lacy) lace shawl and a sweater for 海丰。