I finished most of the body of the VLT Curved Shawl when I was in Detroit – I only had a few rows left to knit, so I decided to finish them up so I could get it off the needles. I still have the border to do, but I have a ton of commitments this month, so I don’t know whether I’ll be able to finish it before the wedding I was planning to wear it to (at the end of the month).
Hmmmm… maybe I could block what I have, and just add the border later…
The lace is very stretchy, so I know it will block out much larger, but I still have a little concern about the size. The finished length is supposed to be 62″, and my unblocked length is only 43″. The border will probably add another 4 inches, but that still leaves a big difference. It won’t matter if it’s a little smaller, but it’s not a huge shawl to begin with.
I did go down a needle size, since I almost always need to do that in order to get gauge, so if it comes out small, it’s my own fault. But I’d rather have it be a little smaller than end up running out of yarn. If I’d been smarter, I’d have gotten a second ball of yarn and not have worried about it.
Cabled Sheep lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she enjoys knitting, cooking, and munching veggies out of the garden. She never tires of Utah's glorious landscape.
Ooo, good luck!
ACK! I can’t see the picture, but I’m sure it is beautiful! I know I’m bad, but I never really worry about guage with shawls. If the lace pattern looks good with the size I’m using, I take the lazy way out and keep knitting.
You can always wear it like a kerchief knotted jauntily about your neck, or a really great scarf in winter.
Ah, the suspense!