As the Shawl Turns, the Conclusion
Published September 23, 2007 by cheryl
At the end of yesterday’s post, we were waiting to hear the conclusion of the saga of the shawl.
I pinned and stretched, blocking that puppy to within an inch of its life. And surprisingly, I came out closer to the pattern dimensions than I thought I would.
And the verdict? You be the judge:
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Pattern: “Curved Shawl” from Victorian Lace Today
Yarn: Jade Sapphire Lacey Lamb, color 225, 1 ball - this was a great yarn to work with even though it’s so thin. It’s very soft and stretchy. I would certainly use it again.
Needles: US 2 instead of the US 3 listed for the pattern
Dimensions: The pattern specified 21″ x 62″, mine is 19″ x 57″
Notes: Since I knit loosely, and almost always need to go down a needle size, I used US 2 needles instead of US 3, to avoid running out of yarn. As it turns out, I probably would have been fine using the US 3, as the shawl ended up quite a bit smaller than the pattern, and I had tons of yarn left.
The ball of yarn is 60g, and I used 30g for the body of the shawl, and 10g for the border, so plan on the border taking about 1/3 as much yarn as the shawl.
I wasn’t too happy about the loop cast-on - it was difficult to work the first few rows, and difficult to find the loops to pick up for the border. I think if I were knitting it again, I would use a provisional cast-on.
The yarnovers at the outside edge of the border looked pretty sloppy until it was blocked, but they looked fine after blocking.
Cabled Sheep lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she enjoys knitting and munching veggies out of the garden.
Beautiful! The shawl and the dress. You did a wonderful job. Good to see you finished it in time.
It’s very beautiful and I can attest to its softness.
It looks great. I knew it would be a dream, not a dude.
It looks beautiful, and you look great!
Oh yes, beautiful shawl and model.
It looks fantastic! Can we have a shot of the back? You look amazing–you’re going to knock ‘em dead at the wedding!
It’s lovely!! I’m glad that story had a happy ending.
Yay, it looks beautiful! I’m going to post a pic of it on my blog. I agree, I’d like to see the back also. You look beautiful!