I know it looks like a messed up ball of kitchen twine



but really it's the current status of my Mananita shawl. I've just started row 27 so I have less than 40 to go, not counting the border.



Here's a close-up of the big holes. These are interesting to make. I sure hope when the shawl is washed and blocked that the stitches will look neater. Using a size 10US needle with yarn that calls for a size 1 makes for some loose knitting.

I know there's a special code for creating a tilda over the first "n" in mananita but I don't remember what it is. Anyone?