Wednesday, July 9, 2014

More Shawls Finished!

This has certainly been my year to make shawls. I have completed 4 shawls, since February. Two have been mystery patterns, one was glitzy and the latest has been a simple shoulder cover.

First, the simple one, that I finished on Monday.

It is called the Yarn Crawl Shawl, and I knit it in Baby Jacquard yarn from Bernat. A simple knit that I think has a sort of Jane Austen look, with the ruffle around the bottom.

I also finished Birds of a Feather. This one caused me many problems. I think I knit the whole thing one and a half times, because I kept messing up. However, it is now finished, blocked and all the ends are woven in.

It is hard to get a picture of the whole shawl because it is about 8 ft. long.


Note the kittens, wrestling in the top left of the second picture!

Here is a closeup of the pattern.
I chose to do the asymmetrical finish on the last section and the little bars of colour are kind of neat.

I am not sure where this one will end up. I think it will become a gift for someone.

One of my readers was asking why Dolly hasn't made an appearance lately, so here she is, with her fan club.

She is such a good girl, letting the little ones climb all over her.





5 comments:

  1. Look at those wee kittens with Dolly, she is so good, and the gorgeous blue shawl, beautiful beyond words, very intricate pattern, and lovely shade. Cheers,Jean.

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  2. Beautiful work on those shawls! The pattern on the second is particularly intriguing. How did you make the raised areas?

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  3. Beautiful work on those shawls, Kate; can't imagine how you would bear to give the second one away after all your work to get it right.
    Dolly and that kitten look like they are related !

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  4. both shawls are lovely. well worth the patience and re-working on the second one.

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  5. Beautiful shawls. I have only ever made one and it was crocheted. I wonder where it ended up?

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