A Shawl For Dee
Pattern: Shetland Triangle by Evelyn A. Clark, from Wrap Style.
Yarn: Zephyr Wool/Silk from Halcyon Yarn. Yarn used double throughout. I started with 3 mini-cones of 600 yards each. I finished the first two cones right before beginning the "Edging" chart.
Needles: US Size 4, KnitPicks Options (My first project with these needles and I was very pleased.)
Date Started/Ended: October 2, 2006 - October 20, 2006.
Finished Size: 67" wide across top edge and 32" from center of top edge to bottom of point, after blocking. (Pre-blocked dimensions: 52" x 23")
Modifications:
- Yarn and needle substitutions.
- I added 8 extra repeats of the main pattern for a total of 16.
- I left off the last two rows of the edging chart for a more subtly scalloped edge. This is how BrooklynTweed did it and I'm so glad he thought of it because I never would have on my own and it's perfect. Thank you, Jared, for e-walking me through it.
Thanks to Nick for the photoshoot at Mendenhall Lake.
20 comments:
Breathtaking - both the Shawl and the Lake! The color reminds me of some of the lighter blues you have in the glaciers there.
Really beautiful!Perfect color for that pattern.
Exquisite. Beautiful shawl and beautiful pictures!
That came out so nice! As others have already mentioned the pictures are beautiful what an awesome backdrop.
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh.
That is all.
(Except, when did you get Options needles???!!!)
Good job on the shawl! I have some Zephyr in Cinnabar, lots of it, so this shawl will be a great project - thanks for the idea. You live in a beautiful place, by the way.
Oh wow, Kath...how gorgeous!!
I've heard good reviews about the KnitPicks needles, but have still been sitting here doubtful. But now that you, the Addi-Meister, find them worthy, I might just give them a try.
It's lovely. Looks like you did and excellent job and you completed it so quickly. I wish I could knit so fast.
Oh Kathy, it is beautiful!
wow kathy! it looks wonderful and i looove the photos. (i love the peek of the glacier in the background)
Did i ever tell you my brother lived and worked in Skagway for a few years (he moved back to the lower 48 last year) and i stayed up with him for a while?
awesome shawl. and the background ain't bad, either.
Oh, how beutiful! I love how the color of the shawl perfectly matches the sky and water.
That fits the landscape so beautifully!
Oy oy oy! It's gorgeous! The colour looks so nice, especially in that beautiful scenery.
Oh - this is absolutely stunning! How very, very beautiful! The pictures are really perfect too - this is a feast for the eyes! Great job, my friend!
Beautiful shawl, beautiful pictures! First time visiting your blog, and already like it so much.
..And now I have something to answer to people asking how it's possible to live in freezing-cold Finland: "In FINLAND the weather is always fine, if you're a knitter!"
Ohhhhhhhhhh.
(Big sigh)
How beautiful. And what a beautiful place to document in! The shawl complements the setting. Just lurvely.
Amazing...Such a beautiful shawl...such beautiful pictures.
That has to be the best combination of project and envoronment I have ever seen. I literally sighed over them. Wow.
Excuse me, I really can spell 'environment/' Just can't type. ;)
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