FO*, FO, FO!
Posted on November 28th, 2006 at 11:37 pmWhat is this? Why, it’s a knitted shawl.
Pattern:
Swallowtail Shawl by Evelyn A. Clark, Interweave Knits, Fall 2006
Yarn:
Handmaiden Sea Silk in “Mineral”
Comments:
Nov. 22 - Nov. 26, 2006; Blocked Nov. 27
As we were getting ready to drive to Texas last week, I quickly decided I should bring something else to knit on for the weekend besides my current sock. Julie and Shelly helped me decide on this pattern and this yarn. Shelly went a step further and declared that I would have it finished before we returned home. Turns out she was right. I am still shocked. I used no lifelines and no stitch markers, and miraculously, had no mistakes.
The one modification I made was to exclude the majority of the “nupps.” I worked the first set of nupps as directed and it took entirely too long. So I worked the next row differently (and less painfully) by increasing 5 stitches and then passing 4 of them over the last. That worked well and worked quicker, but I still felt it was too much effort for a design feature I didn’t care one way or the other about. The remaining nupp rows were worked as if there were simply just knit stitches there, although I did knit them through the back loop.
Love the yarn, very silky and very sturdy. Love the finished shawl, even though it has shown me that my preffered size of shawl would be somewhere between this one and the Peacock Feathers one.
Swallowtail was given the honor of being photographed in Shelly’s magical yarn tree as well.
*FO: Finished Object; Cause for much rejoicing.
November 28th, 2006 at 11:40 pm
This shawl is BEAUTIFUL!!! And, I don’t think you realize how lucky you were to get it back! : )
November 29th, 2006 at 12:21 am
Oooooooooooooh! Beeeeeeyoooooootiful!
November 29th, 2006 at 3:52 am
Just wonderful!! It looks a little like a moth on the tree there (a really really nice moth that is).
November 29th, 2006 at 6:48 am
It’s totally beautiful. And I’ve had my eye on the Handmaiden silks for a couple of days, so it’s nice to know someone who has experience with them.:)
November 29th, 2006 at 6:58 am
Very lovely.
November 29th, 2006 at 9:33 am
GORGEOUS! I love the color of this, and it looks so beautiful on that tree too! Really enjoyed the last Craftborg podcast…in one of my recent entries Craftborg was what I was grateful for! Thanks for being such an inspiration to me and for blogging and showing all the lovely handmade items you create!
November 29th, 2006 at 9:49 am
Very, very beautiful.
November 29th, 2006 at 10:47 am
It is so lovely! I love the yarn you used for it. I’ve had my eye on this pattern too, but have been afraid of the nupps. I like your solution!
December 17th, 2006 at 1:17 am
The Swallowtail shawl is beautiful. I’ve been looking at the Seasilk for ages and now I’ve seen the colourway you’ve used, I’m definitely buying some - just gorgeous!
January 21st, 2007 at 1:31 pm
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January 22nd, 2007 at 1:48 pm
The Swallowtail shawl is wonderful, I have to make it now that I saw yours, the colorway is perfect, congratulations on a job well done, I hope you wear it where everyone will Ohh and Aww over it. Love your podcast, keep it up.