I finally had enough stitches on the needle to jump to the next size up: a 40-inch circular. Frankly, I could have transferred it to a 60-inch circular, but since I don’t have one in my collection, this was the best I could do.
I think I cheered to see the shawl finally expanded and no longer crunched up in hat mode.
91 more rounds to knit in the mohair before I can design the border. I’m leaning towards a variation of the Alpine Edging in Barbara Walker’s 2nd Treasury book. Yesterday I ordered Barbara Abbey’s Knitting Lace to peruse her collection of lace edgings and see if I couldn’t locate something more suitable to the diamond motifs featured in the shawl.
Now that I have embraced the maternity clothes, it is hard to gauge whether or not I’ve gotten much bigger. I don’t feel bigger. Pictures don’t lie though.
The bump keeps growing. I should have guessed, since the kicks have gotten harder.
3.5 more months to go, assuming she arrives on time. Let the countdown begin.
This is a post from Knitted Gem’s blog, authored by Marie Haigh.
The Life, Designs & Crafts of Marie Haigh 
Marie, that looks like a stunning shawl you are designing! I know what you mean when you transition to the longer needles and it’s no longer scrunched up.
There’s a bun in the oven all right :)))
I can see that both the shawl and the bump are coming along nicely! Yay!
Both the shawl and the bump look wonderful. Almost there!
Marie, you are just so darn cute! ;) I love the shawl and the update on “the bump”!
always fun to read of your progress….take care!
Two great WIPs
You are looking great! The last three months are the best. You get that nesting feeling. Even though you have already done such a great job of keeping up on things for baby Elly. The nesting some how gives you more energy and you just want to super organize everything. I love it!
What a lovely bump you have! Enjoy these months of anticipation for your little one.