On Monday I bound off the Autumn Bliss Simple Yet Effective handspun shawl; on Tuesday I washed and blocked it, and on Wednesday I wore it to work, despite the weird looks from coworkers. I’m using a dragonfly hair thingy I bought from The Bronze Jewelers at the NC Ren Faire last fall as a shawl pin, since it never did a great job of holding my hair, but seems right at home holding a shawl together.

The shawl is a perfect size for me, not long enough to drag or get caught on things, but big enough to keep me warm in the aggressively chilly A/C at work. And it reaches down to my butt. It’s important that shawls reach down to one’s butt.

I also made my first two Etsy sales! The first one was to a perfect stranger, and the second proves that Celeste is either a wonderful friend or the most obsessed Durannie ever.