1. Faroese shawls are pretty (that is a fact in my world).
2. They are knit from the outer edge and require casting on plus/minus half a thousand stitches.
3. The first ball of yarn does not take a knitter very far.
Posts Tagged ‘lace’
A few facts about Faroese shawls
Posted in Knitting, tagged lace, shawl on March 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Old favourites and new ones
Posted in Finished 2008, tagged beads, lace, shawl on November 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Believe it or not, but I actually have an FO pile. Not as big as my UFO pile, but still. These days the bottleneck is actually the photographing. Curling up with a book or some knitting has been a lot more tempting lately than standing outside with freezing fingers trying to get some good photos [...]
Castonitis and the occasional dropped yarnover
Posted in Knitting, tagged lace, shawl, socks on August 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My knitting goes in phases. Two or three times a year I manage to complete the cycle, only to again throw myself head first into a new round. The start usually leaves my living room looking like above for a few days, a warning sign by itself.
During this phase all books, pattern files, stash [...]
Protect and comfort
Posted in Finished 2008, tagged beads, lace, shawl on February 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Pattern: Feather and Fan comfort shawl
Yarn: Evilla Artyarn 6/2 colour Denim, 185 g, and PT2 colour 06, 2 balls (100 g). About 250 blue and grey beads, randomly placed along edge.
Needles: 3.5 and 4 mm Addi Turbo Lace circulars
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