I wasn’t intending to make a bedspread either but think I’m on good way there. 5 balls of Dalegarn Lerke got me through the bottom border of the Faeroese shawl. I’m now at ball eight and still can’t stretch out all the stitches on my 100 cm needle. I think this will grow a lot [...]
Posts Tagged ‘shawl’
5 balls do not a bedspread make
Posted in Knitting, tagged shawl on April 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
A few facts about Faroese shawls
Posted in Knitting, tagged lace, shawl on March 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
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.
Waves
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged shawl on February 14, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Pattern: Reversible Cabled-Rib Shawl by Lily Chin, Vogue Knitting Winter 99/00
Yarn: Evilla 6/1, colour A-10, 230 g, wound together with about 50 g of some really, really fine embroidery silk
Needles: Addi turbo lace, 3.5 mm for edging, 4 mm for main
I’ve had this yarn in my stash for a while, not knowing what to do [...]
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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