So finally, after three hours, the Peacock Feathers Shawl is cast off and ready for blocking. That is, the cast off took three hours. Knitting a shawl in three hours would be quite a feat. Maybe one day… 
I’ve not tried a crochet cast off before and as crochet and me are not the best of friends, I was dubious about it. I find that a lot of techniques that are useful actually use crochet, such as Emily Ocker’s circular cast on, so it’s a case of having to get to grips with the hook, really, if I want to do these things and to stop being a wuss. I’m a leftie, which doesn’t help matters, of course, but that’s just an excuse. And of course I wasn’t going to skimp on the cast off after spending so long on the shawl. So after a few false starts, I got the hang of it.
(and the photo doesn’t even show the cast off after all that! Pfft!)
It was slow progress, but I’m hoping for that “wow!” moment after blocking that will make it worthwhile. I would say I’m looking forward to not sitting on my bum and knitting furiously for a while, but there’s still another August birthday present to finish. 
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It looks gorgeous! Can’t wait to see it all blocked and stuff.
Blocking will do its usual magic — can’t wait to see it!
And congrats on getting to grips with the crochet cast off.
Ooh, that’s lovely! What a pleasant treat…..I’ve been absent from the online world for a while, and this is the first blog post I’ve read in ages. Nice to see such pretty lace right off the bat.
Can’t wait to see it blocked, too.
And a big pat on the back for tackling the crochet cast off. You know I’m not a big fan of crochet, either, so I can appreciate that that was a serious labour of love!
That’s stunning! Well done. Looking to seeing the blocked pics.
Linz xxx
Looking forwards even lol
That. Is. Gorgeous.
Cairi will love it and it’s just the right colour