Sunday, April 20, 2014

Do I ever stop knitting lace?

and the answer is NO!  I found this pattern, Greek Revival Shawl, and fell in love with it.  I knitted it in Louisa Harding Jasmine yarn, a cotton/bamboo/silk yarn with flecks of silver thread.  I was torn in the choice of fiber, since cotton doesn't block easily to show off the pattern, but I wanted something with some weight to it for cool evenings when a lightweight wool shawl is not enough.  I had 3 yards left from the 535 yards I started with.  I was not able to finish the complete shawl, but there was enough to the body to go around the shoulders, so I felt justified in finishing it off.  I think it might be too heavy if I had made it as deep as the pattern called for.  On the pattern model, it goes down to about the backs of her knees, and that was a bit too much for me in the cotton.  I enjoyed the knit enough that I might do it again in a lighter yarn and complete the entire pattern.


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