I’ve washed and blocked it (not aggressively), and it’s probably the largest shawl I’ve made to date. I’m looking forward to wearing it. I’ll probably wear something very plain to really show off the shawl. Here’s a little closer view of a slice of the shawl from top to bottom.
Tag: Shawlography MKAL 2021
My Shawlography border
I’m only about one-third through binding off the border, but this is how I decided to do it. It’s a horizontal striping section with the lightest color as background using the three middle colors, followed by a slightly modified “chevron shenanigans”section from the Exploration Station shawl, using the darkest color. I then decided to use… Continue reading My Shawlography border
Clue 3, section 11
The issue I had with this clue was that I wanted each of the loops to be the same size, so I made sure not to wrap the loops loosely when making the first pass for the stitch. When I began working on the second pass, it was extremely difficult to get those loops from… Continue reading Clue 3, section 11
Clue 3, section 10
Since the shawl has now been revealed, I’m going to just post the rest of the updates without an image hiding the spoilers. It has taken me quite a while to finish section 10. There are over 400 stitches on the needles now, and the brioche knitting in this section takes a while for me… Continue reading Clue 3, section 10
Clue 2, section 9
Or half of section 9, that is. This section is some very subtle stripes for me, based on my colors that were used. They seem to form little wings on either side. I’ve only completed one so far, so here that is. It looks like a single color from a distance, but those purl ridges… Continue reading Clue 2, section 9