January blahs and rainbow delights

I had a touch of the flu the last few days.  We took the shots in October so are basically protected and when we get woozy, I think it is the shots doing their work, fighting along with our immune systems to lessen the severity of the illness.  I am almost back to normal after 3 days.  Two friends have been suffering terribly with the achy and gut-wrenching flu over the last week.  I am craving fresh air though.  I have been inside too long.  I really want to get outside to walk but my knee is not quite flexible enough yet.  It could be about 2-3 more weeks before it is safe to do that on icy sidewalks.  

I have been working on my prayer shawls.  This is a picture of one I was trying to copy but mine 

turned out a little differently.  I don't really work from a pattern.  I just do what the wool tells me to do.  Sometimes it tells me to do the wrong thing.  

This is how the rainbow prayer shawl traveled along its journey.   While fighting the minor flu in bed it was a great distraction while listening also to the CBC on the radio.
Now I have finished it and am adding the tassels on the ends.   I decided to wrap the outside in four rows of PURPLE double crochet and then add purple fringe at each end of the shawl.   
  

I will "fluff" it in the clothes dryer for a few minutes, and press it before adding a label that says this is a wool/mohair shawl that needs to be washed in cold water.   DO NOT put in a washer or dryer.  Prayers will be said over it before/while  it is presented.  On my computer the edges look dark blue not purple/indigo.  If you get this with the more easily inserted photos from my library, I will be so happy.  Maybe downloading Chrome on Google was a good thing.  If you get this so easily, then Alleluia.