After 20 days of garter stitch madness, my Hap (Everyday Shawl) is done! After a
Eucalaan Lavender bath, I blocked it to the width of a queen sized bed (60"), and used the stripes on the liner of an old comforter as a pinning guide. The critters were not happy about being shut out of the guest room overnight!
Once it was dry, I unpinned it and took it outside for a photo shoot. The strong gusts of wind made for interesting acrobatics, but the Hap seemed to enjoy being aired outside. Maybe later today it will make its uptown debut when I go grocery shopping.
Specifics: Shetland Shawl by Sidna Farley, page 26 of
The Best of Knitter's Shawls and Scarves. Used 7 1/2 balls of the Rockies Brown shade of
Shetland 4-Ply, by Harris Tweed Textiles, from
Elann.com (approximately 1600m / 1750yds). Knitted on US size 10 needles (~6mm). Cast on 2 stitches, then knitted section by section, with no internal cast offs or sewing required. Garter stitch grafted edging (13 stitches) to finish. I did make some minor modifications to the pattern (changes in the lace only).
After fighting the wind, I brought it inside for a still life shot, with serving dishes, on our 60" diameter oak table. The kitchen table gets a lot of natural light, so the colour is pretty darn true.
Also finished is a scarf I'm calling Persnickety. This is standard fern lace, knitted in opposite directions from the middle to make it symmetrical. Tassels were added for a touch of frivolity. I charted the pattern and added my notes, so if you are interested, email me and I will send it out (pdf file).
After 20 days of garter stitch madness, my Hap (Everyday Shawl) is done! After a Eucalaan Lavender bath, I blocked it to the width of a queen sized bed (60"), and used the stripes on the liner of an old comforter as a pinning guide. The critters were not happy about being shut out of the guest room overnight! 
Once it was dry, I unpinned it and took it outside for a photo shoot. The strong gusts of wind made for interesting acrobatics, but the Hap seemed to enjoy being aired outside. Maybe later today it will make its uptown debut when I go grocery shopping.
Specifics: Shetland Shawl by Sidna Farley, page 26 of The Best of Knitter's Shawls and Scarves. Used 7 1/2 balls of the Rockies Brown shade of Shetland 4-Ply, by Harris Tweed Textiles, from Elann.com (approximately 1600m / 1750yds). Knitted on US size 10 needles (~6mm). Cast on 2 stitches, then knitted section by section, with no internal cast offs or sewing required. Garter stitch grafted edging (13 stitches) to finish. I did make some minor modifications to the pattern (changes in the lace only).
After fighting the wind, I brought it inside for a still life shot, with serving dishes, on our 60" diameter oak table. The kitchen table gets a lot of natural light, so the colour is pretty darn true.
Also finished is a scarf I'm calling Persnickety. This is standard fern lace, knitted in opposite directions from the middle to make it symmetrical. Tassels were added for a touch of frivolity. I charted the pattern and added my notes, so if you are interested, email me and I will send it out (pdf file).
6 comments:
The shawl is lovely. So girly and pretty!
(I bet it involved those kick 1, yo! sort of instructions, didn't it?)
Lovely -- both the shawl and the scarf. I can't imagine...
I am sometimes intrigued by the interesting stitch markers knitters have. Did you have to use some? Are they cool? Pictures please.
Lovely shawl - beautiful work! I really like the scarf too - I would love to have the pattern - it would make a lovely christmas present for someone on my list.
cLove the shawl and the scarf. I would love to try the scarf pattern, it looks like a fun knit.
that is so beautiful! so wonderful to use this dark smoke color...am I seeing it right? It looks like a storm cloud.
Thanks for all the kind words! It's always nice to get feedback from someone other than the spouse (everything I show him is "nice, Dear") or the cats (who either accept by sleeping on, or reject by barfing on).
To Suzanne & Ms. Jodi, if you email me at qcallingATtelusDOTnet (change the caps to the appropriate bits and pieces), I will send you the pattern for the scarf.
Thanks again!
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