I also love the yarn which I got at Unwind. It's Rhodri Sock from Triskelion Yarn in shade 'Beowa' - which I think might be an Anglo-saxon word for Barley. As I was knitting it, I wondered if I should have chosen something softer than sock yarn but it's such a lovely colour and has a much nicer feel after a soak and block.
I usually prefer a garter tab cast on for this type of project and I'm not sure whether it's my knitting or the pattern, but I don't really like the look of the cast on section. Browsing Ravelry, I found some other knitters had changed the first few rows for the same reason. If you plan to knit it, you might like to take a look here and on other FOs.
There was a knot in my yarn. I knew about it from winding it into a ball, and as I expected the shawlette to use the whole skein I used that end of the yarn anyway. As it turns out, I have almost 22g left so I should have used the other end of the ball and the knot probably wouldn't have been used. If only I'd checked!
As much as I love the look of a picot edge, it's time-consuming and I put it down part-way through. While blocking I noticed that I'd missed one of the points - I think it was when I picked it up again as it's roughly half way - yep, right in the middle. I've tried to fudge it with the blocking wires as I really couldn't face undoing it. I think it'll do, and if not it may be a case of sewing a little bump on.
Despite these little niggles, I'm really pleased with the shawl and it'll always be a nice reminder of our day out.
It's gorgeous Sarah - I just love the colour :)
ReplyDeleteYou'll be the only one to notice the little blips - I know what you mean though but hopefully you'll forget about them in time. I made a mistake in a shawl I knit once and these days I very rarely think about it when I put it on!
Really lovely, I have been thinking about making this for so long and each time I see yours it makes me want to cast on! *Must finish all other projects first*
ReplyDeleteIt's a gorgeous knit!
ReplyDeleteHelen writes great patterns. I voted for this pattern to be included in the Unwind programme and couldn't wait to be able to buy it myself. I have the pattern now waiting to be cast on after finishing another Helen Stewart pattern (this will be the third one I've made) Radiance. I even bought some yarn at Fibre East especially for the pattern. I hardly ever buy yarn specifically for a pattern, but this yarn was delicious and I knew it would be perfect. Expect to see my version on my needles, very shortly.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely shawl and the little bumps along the way will never be noticed by others!
ReplyDeleteLooks lovely to me. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteThis is a pretty and sunny outcome. It matches your radiant smile.
ReplyDeleteYou are so kind! *blush*
DeleteIt was my knitting group today and one of the ladies had just finished Pebble Beach and was complaining that she had needed to rip back a few times because she had not ended up with the right number of stitches in a row.I told her she was in good company! But it is a lovely pattern.
ReplyDeleteHa! I think it's caught a few of us out now! :)
DeleteSupercute!!
ReplyDeleteIn my family, a mistake is there to let the evil spirits out. Often on old Navajo rugs you'll find a slight irregularity in the pattern, which serves that purpose! And no, I'm not Navajo, just an old Air Force brat (U.S., that is) who moved a lot as a child. Regards. Kate in Oregon
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your kind comments :)
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