I never thought I would be a shawl person. Knitting has converted me because they’re just so damn handy. They’re elegant in a way that hoodies aren’t, and I like knitting them. Seems like a WIN to me!
Ishbel had been calling my name since I first saw it – it’d seen it knitted up in a variety of yarns and it seemed to be one of the (very) few lace patterns that look acceptable in varigated yarn. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to give it a try!
I’m pretty pleased with the result – the key thing I’ve found that makes varigated yarns more versatile is to have little variation in the colours themselves. In this case, even though you can spot a few pools of the yellow, the colours in general are pale enough not to be distracting. This yarn is Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock, in “Clara’s Garden”. Here’s a close up of the lace:
I think it’s lovely! It’s quite a bit tinier than I expected but I think it’ll make an elegant scarf, as well as a shoulder warmer.
Next up, I don’t think I ever posted the completed Pie Wedge Shawl. Let’s see how much this contrasts with the Ishbel!
Woah, huge colour difference! I LOVE this though. The garter stitch makes it a very squishy shawl, and it’s huge, especially as compared to the Ishbel. A knitting buddy of mine said it looked like it was shaded with pencils, and I have to agree! This is Lorna’s Laces Helen’s Lace in Bittersweet.
Even though I have a ridiculous amount of projects started already, I cast on for another. Meet Saryoan (Ravelry Link):
I love the leaves! The original specs for this scarf is a narrow trapezoid, but mine definitely won’t be. The designer wrote this pattern to be very flexible; I’m not sure if I’ll make it a triangle (thus, skipping the straight section entirely) or if I’ll do the straight section with some increases/decreases thrown in to make the middle curve gently. I have 2 equal balls of yarn, so the triangle would be easy since I would start the decreases as soon as I ran out of the first ball. It’s early days though, so I’m not committing for the moment! I think I’ll keep increasing until I think I like how wide it is and make a decision from there.























