in all the years (7? 8? i'm losing track now!) i've been knitting, i have to admit that i never got the concept of shawls. to me, they just seemed like special torture - they're often using laceweight yarn with complicated charts that require lots of concentration, stitch markers, and perhaps a magnifying glass. on top of that, i couldn't envision any scenario in which i'd need or want to wear one.
i've had a change of heart - well, sort of. i don't see myself making a hanami any time soon (though i actually did try - i ended up frogging it six rows into the first chart), but earlier in the summer, i did make my first laceweight shawl - the ever-popular citron shawlette from knitty.
i had originally bought some yarn to make a laceweight cardi, but decided that i didn't like how the yarn was knitting up for the project. i knew that, if i let it sit in my stash, it would languish and never become anything. i wanted a simple project that was pretty, but not too frilly or fussy. enter citron.
to read more about this project on my old blog, click here.
but enough back story - here's the next big first for me: i purchased a shawl pin. if you had told me last year (or even last month) that i would be doing such a thing, i would definitely have scoffed at you. i admit, i still had the (completely incorrect) perception that shawls = old lady. like so many things in knitting, there are hundreds and thousands of knitters turning these very notions on their head by making beautiful, creative pieces in a modern style (um, i stole that last turn of phrase from william orbit
...which means it's time to get off my soapbox!)
i may or may not be on the fast track to 'crazy old yarn lady' status - that is still up for debate. but i am quite excited to sport my citron shawl at my sister-in-law's wedding this october.
for those of you who are interested: i am sporting a lantern moon pin - this is the 'all wired up' design by jim knopf, which i purchased from dreamweaver yarns. so far, i'm pretty pleased with it - i think i'll be using it a lot this fall to secure my scarves when i walk to work - i cross the chicago river twice a day, and it can get pretty windy in these parts - at least i won't have to worry about losing my scarf!
i've had a change of heart - well, sort of. i don't see myself making a hanami any time soon (though i actually did try - i ended up frogging it six rows into the first chart), but earlier in the summer, i did make my first laceweight shawl - the ever-popular citron shawlette from knitty.
i had originally bought some yarn to make a laceweight cardi, but decided that i didn't like how the yarn was knitting up for the project. i knew that, if i let it sit in my stash, it would languish and never become anything. i wanted a simple project that was pretty, but not too frilly or fussy. enter citron.
to read more about this project on my old blog, click here.
but enough back story - here's the next big first for me: i purchased a shawl pin. if you had told me last year (or even last month) that i would be doing such a thing, i would definitely have scoffed at you. i admit, i still had the (completely incorrect) perception that shawls = old lady. like so many things in knitting, there are hundreds and thousands of knitters turning these very notions on their head by making beautiful, creative pieces in a modern style (um, i stole that last turn of phrase from william orbit...which means it's time to get off my soapbox!)i may or may not be on the fast track to 'crazy old yarn lady' status - that is still up for debate. but i am quite excited to sport my citron shawl at my sister-in-law's wedding this october.
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