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Ah, those pesky mountains! I was productive on Fawne yesterday and got the sleeves attatched and even got several rows of decreases done, then I hit the final climb... the upper arm shaping.

Fawne
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The directions aren't clicking in my head (oh why can't all crochet patterns be charted?). I'll rip back and try again, as I know that's not right. I might have to just simply play until something seems right. Again, this is Knitting Park, not Crochet Park for a reason, as I struggle a lot more with complex crochet.

I also was able to slip it on... and it's might not be as sexy as I thought. In typical body issues, the sleeves are tight. Really tight. Now, it's designed to be a snug fit on the arms (even mentions it in the directions) so I went with the largest size specifically for arm fitting, yet they look a bit like I squeezed two sausages into a bright red sweater. Hrumph. I'm holding judgement until it's done... and the sleeve shaping is done.

Shoalwater Shawl Beaded Cast Off Detail
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Kristen asked me in my comments for a detail of the beads on the Shoalwater Shawl.

UPDATE: Fawne will be frogged... at least partly. Matt and I agree that the sleeves look horrid, so I'm going to pull back to the elbow and redo it with a bigger hook to add a little more ease.