Tag: shawls

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.

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

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

You wouldn’t think that this clue would take very long, but it took an entire afternoon and evening for me to complete. I love the feel of this yarn, but after working with it (it’s a single ply yarn) I’ve determined that it is a royal pain for this particular design. I have to slow… Continue reading Clue 2, section 8