The first time thru I had some yarn challenges, as in "not quite enuf." So I bot some coordinated yarn and finished the last of the border (2 rows and bindoff) in the contrast. Worked out great.
Even better, the leftovers from the skein of Really Red Chugiak, Pagewood Farm, sock yarn had yardage sufficent for a second Fledge Shawl. Ooooh.
Yup, it's Really Red. It's a hand-dyed sock yarn from www.pagewoodfarm.com |
She advertises email support with each design and I can attest to a promise fulfilled. I found what I thought might be an error in the written words in one row, they didn't match the chart. I emailed her and she agreed and made the correction for her downloadable PDF.
Final dimensions: 48" across the hypotenuse (long side for the geometry-challenged!) and 24" down the center of the back. The border points are done with a clever stretchy bind-off combined with knitted chains.
So, I will have a new shawlette to adorn my shoulders when I visit friends for lunch on and around my birthday. It's Really Red -- did I mention that? -- so this accessory will take me into Christmas.
Final dimensions: 48" across the hypotenuse (long side for the geometry-challenged!) and 24" down the center of the back. The border points are done with a clever stretchy bind-off combined with knitted chains.
Rest rows are inserts of stockinette with yo at ends and center of each row. They are a nice break. |
So, I will have a new shawlette to adorn my shoulders when I visit friends for lunch on and around my birthday. It's Really Red -- did I mention that? -- so this accessory will take me into Christmas.
I'm a lucky lady -- I knit and now and then I have enuf yarn to adorn the edge of a gift for a friend and then make something just for me.
Life is good. Sure hope your knitting adventures are taking you into joy-land.
Happy birthday fellow November kiddo! That's a really awesome little shawlette. I love looking at Megan's designs, they make me want to learn how to use the pointy sticks instead of just being a hooker. One of these days, when I can scrape together a few moments... maybe after my son graduates college in 17 to 20 years?
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