The pattern of the shawl is now available. Woohoo! First go see the beautiful photos.
Posts Tagged ‘shawl’
Pretty As A Peacock Shawl
2007
11.12
11.12
Man, this sure looks pretty. And there is a knit-along.
This could be a fantastic prayer shawl. There is a Buddhist blessing called Mora Paritta (The Peacock’s Protection). I can just picture someone wrapped in this shawl, protected from cold, sitting in front of a Buddha image and peacefully chanting the protection.
I must get the pattern!
GLASG November 2007 Meeting
2007
11.11
11.11
Show ‘N Tell
Peggy’s Handspun
Elena’s Fingerless Gloves
Jill B’s Three Cornered Shawl
A few more pictures here.
Updates
2007
11.09
11.09
Spider Queen is back on the needles. Only 4 rows done, but it’s easier now that it’s casted on, no? I used Harmony this time. There are positives and there are negatives. First the positives. I love the sharper points. They make k2tog way easier. I don’t mind the colors either. In fact, they make looking at white yarn easier than the light gray of Inox. The wood is grabby, which helps keeping my YOs tidier, I think. Now the negatives. The wood is grabby. It takes a little more effort to slide stitches across the needles. In fact, they don’t really slide across without my help. Sure, I can get used to that extra step. Also I can use TechKnitter’s tip for conditioning the needles. But there’s another negative that made me decide to go back to the Inox… not-so-smooth joint.
Yes, it doesn’t look like a big deal. It probably won’t be a problem with heavier yarn. But with finer yarn it sangs a little. That scares me because the single ply Thistledown can get very thin. Do I want to worry about it getting snagged and break? NOPE! Back to the Inox. I can use Harmony for something else. I know. I’ll use it for my other Exchequered.
I made some progress on CB’s Exchequered.
CB really loves how this scarf looks. And he wants it NOW! I can’t even pick up Spider Queen without him asking if the scarf was done. I do have one issue to consider though. I did a cable cast-on (which the patterns suggested) and I love how neat the edge looks.
How do I mirror that at the other end?? I am thinking maybe the Backstitch Bind-off that I found in Knitter’s Handbook. Or maybe try Annika’s suggestion:
Knitting the knits and purling the purls, work two stitches, then slip them back onto the lefthand needle. Purl those two stitches together, work one more stitch. Slip the two stitches from your righthand needle to the lefthand needle, and purl them together. This bind-off will mirror the cable cast-on. Because it is a loose bind-off, you should use smaller needles and bind off relatively tightly.
Any other suggestion? I’ll have to knit a few swatches to compare the results.
Oh, I couldn’t resist the temptation to buy this:
What I Should’ve Done First
2007
10.09
10.09
Thank you Ted and Kathy for your input on Thistledown. I did over think it, didn’t I? Do I do that often? 
This yarn is going to take some getting used to. So darn thin at places.
The swatch is done. I soaked it and stretched it out as much as I could on the blocking board. It took the torture. And, it also held its shape well after it was dry. I know, I know. Not pretty to look at. I didn’t take time to pin it down nicely. And the knitting leaves a lot to be desired. The YOs need a lot of improvement.
And Jane, now I know why you make all those swatches.
Has anyone tried KnitPicks’ Harmony Wood needles? I’ve heard that the points on these needles are nice and sharp. I know. So COLORFUL. But I’ve also heard that the colors are not as bright in person. The material is layered laminated birch. Supposedly stronger than normal wood. I am really wondering if this will be a good choice for knitting lace. It’s less slippery, and maybe with sharper points?
Sick As A Dog
2007
10.07
10.07
That’s how CB was describing me. How did that pharase come to be anyway? My illness developed into a serious case of sinus infection Wednesday afternoon. Running nose, coughs and all that yucky stuff. Other than getting up for a few must do projects, I pretty much stayed in bed for a couple of days.
Like the new look of the blog? I wanted to go with clean and simple. This is just that. I am also closing A Forest Blog, my Buddhist blog. Not going to stop talking about Buddhist practices. It’s just that there’s only one post entry on that blog EVER. I write about Buddhist thoughts on this blog more often anyway. I am just going to combine the two. I am keeping the Tarot Journey separate. It’s restarted after a long pause.
I made a terrible mistake on the Spider Queen. Terrible, terrible mistake. I knitted it while under a fever. I know, I know. Someone once told me not to. But I was so curious to see how the pattern worked. It was my first lace piece that has pattern knitted on every row. I just wanted to know. Blah blah blah. Anyway, I made a mistake and I didn’t even know how. Too sick to try to fix it. Luckily I only had 8 rows knitted. It wasn’t too difficult to let go and start over. This is what I will do. I am going to knit a swatch. That will satisfy my curiosity. I also want to see how Blackberry Ridge’s Thistledown singles work in this pattern. It is a little bit of “thick ‘n thin”. Plus sections of it have very little twist. This makes me nervous. Maybe Ted can elaborate on this a little? He knitted Rosebud with this yarn.
