It's done and it's lovely!

I finished my shawl!
I could barely believe that I was binding off as I was doing it. It was such an enjoyable project, I was surprised that I had finished it.
Here it is pre-blocking:

And here it is enjoying it's bath:

Being blocked on the top bunk of Cam's bed:

A close-up of the detail:

Sure I made some errors, and my bind off was a bit tighter than it ought to have been, but over all I am very pleased with the result

I also learned it really does not go with my pink mickey mouse tee shirt. I have a wedding to attend this weekend (we're escaping to Cape Breton without the children...am I a horrible parent to be really really looking forward to that? I just wanna hang out with my husband...) and I am considering all of my clothing and how they look with the shawl. I have not made up my mind yet what I'll wear, but I resisted the temptation to buy a whole new outfit to go with the shawl. That would be over-doing it, right?

Once it was set up to block, I actually had a moment of "So...what will I knit next?" Completely forgetting that I have a pile of Christmas knitting that has been ignored this week as I worked on my shawl. But all I can think about is how I want to go buy more silk or maybe the silk/camel blend and cast on a Branching Out. Sigh. It'll have to wait I guess. Hmmm...I wonder if the mister will buy me the yarn I need for that project for Christmas...