(cross posted to my own blog)
I finished my Icarus a while ago, but it's only lately that I've managed to get pictures wearing it. The weather has been crappy - thunderstorms, rainshowers, and wind. But it finally got nice enough - and I worked up the nerve - to take it off the back of the sofa and wear it.
It's gigantic! Something like a 76" wingspan and 36" down the spine, it pretty much dwarfs me. Because I'm going to end up sitting on the tail if I wear it normally:
I think it will end up much better wrapped:
But seriously - how do you all wear your shawls? This is my first laceweight shawl. I really have little experience wearing something this delicate. I really had to convince myself that it is not a sofa decoration, it's an actual garment intended to be worn by a human.
I also made a horrifying discovery this morning: my DH had draped slightly damp laundry over the back of the sofa and also over top of the shawl. I did not freak out, since god forbid I discourage any laundry activities. But where am I going to put Icarus, when I'm not wearing her? Help!
5 comments:
Wow, it is gorgeous!
I would wrap it around you with it thrown over your shoulder. I have worn mine that way.
You can also fold the top down some to make a bit of a collar which would also make it shorter in length.
I fold mine up and store them on a shelf in my closet when I am not wearing them.
How lovely!
I often wear my shawls wrapped like you wrap in the picture, often with a brooch or shawl pin pinning the shawl to my blouse.
I put mine away when I'm not wearing them, but I really love your idea of always having it on display. Perhaps when my son grows up.... Right now I think any couch shawl would just become a tool for dress-up. :)
I usually wear mine tied around my waist like a sarong kind of...
like this: http://www.talulafairie.com/pics/pic18.jpg
hey, that's really cute! And I love your baby in the sling - I wore mine (babies) all the time too.
Your shawl is so beautiful! I, too, like the picture where you have it wrapped around and thrown over your shoulder -- looks great that way! And a friend of mine also suggested wearing it sarong-style - if you're going to sit on it, might as well really sit on it! :-)
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