It's done, it's done, it's DONE! And I love it...(is anyone surprised?)
This shawl is enormous - as you can see in this photo I took while it was blocking, it's longer than my massage table (which, if you're interested, is a good 75 inches in length). I used three colors of The Fibre Company's Canopy Fingering, which is one of my new favorite yarns - alpaca, merino and bamboo. It's delightful to knit with.
I think this will be a staple throughout the fall and winter - it's perfect for draping around my shoulders, and since it's in my three favorite colors, it'll pretty much match everything I own (not that matching is ever a huge priority for me, considering most days I don't actually interact with the world at large!). One of my friends on Facebook commented that it looked like a Japanese rock garden, which hadn't actually occurred to me, but now I can totally see it. It was a pretty zen-like knitting experience, too - very soothing and comforting to work on....just what I needed at the time!
Pattern: Color Affection by Veera Välimäki
Yarn: The Fibre Company Canopy Fingering
MC: Manatee
C1: Conifer
C2: Sarsparilla
Notes & Modifications:
Based on some project notes by fellow Ravelers, I started with a larger amount of stitches in an effort to avoid the "bump" at the beginning. For the first two sections, I increased two stitches for each row, omitting the 4-stitch increase every fourth row. For the short-row section, I knit the pattern as written (I think - my notes started getting a little spotty) til I ran out of the main color. From that point, I switched to Sarsparilla and knit 'til I ran out of that, binding off with just a few yards to spare!
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This shawl is enormous - as you can see in this photo I took while it was blocking, it's longer than my massage table (which, if you're interested, is a good 75 inches in length). I used three colors of The Fibre Company's Canopy Fingering, which is one of my new favorite yarns - alpaca, merino and bamboo. It's delightful to knit with.
The details:
Pattern: Color Affection by Veera VälimäkiYarn: The Fibre Company Canopy Fingering
MC: Manatee
C1: Conifer
C2: Sarsparilla
Based on some project notes by fellow Ravelers, I started with a larger amount of stitches in an effort to avoid the "bump" at the beginning. For the first two sections, I increased two stitches for each row, omitting the 4-stitch increase every fourth row. For the short-row section, I knit the pattern as written (I think - my notes started getting a little spotty) til I ran out of the main color. From that point, I switched to Sarsparilla and knit 'til I ran out of that, binding off with just a few yards to spare!
For more FO Friday inspiration from fellow bloggers, click here!
Its amazing. I love how it turned out. The color looks great too. Thank goodness you had just enough yarn to finish it.
ReplyDeleteI love this pattern. Really lovely color choice.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks, guys! I can't wait til it's cooler out and I can wear this 24/7.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely Color affection you made :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a stunning shawl, well done!
ReplyDeleteIt looks absolutely gorgeous on you
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I'm still resisting; there are too many things on my knitting plate and I tend to only work one thing at a time. I have a couple "must knit/design" projects, so Color Infection will have to wait!
ReplyDeleteThanks everybody! I keep gazing at it on my dress from, dreaming of the day it will be cool enough to wear it out-of-doors!
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