Discreet stripes
Finished
December 30, 2011
January 15, 2012

Discreet stripes

Project info
Stripe Study Shawl by Veera Välimäki
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
me
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
856 yards
Cascade Yarns ® Venezia Worsted
none left in stash
2 skeins = 436.0 yards (398.7 meters), 200 grams
123
2358
Green
Lil Weasel in Paris, Ile-de-France
December 8, 2011
Malabrigo Yarn Rios
none left in stash
2 skeins = 420.0 yards (384.0 meters), 200 grams
160819
Red-purple
Lil Weasel in Paris, Ile-de-France
December 8, 2011
Notes

The Malabrigo came out more violet/bluish than I thought, that is why I was hesitating in the beginning. The green lines does not stand out as I hoped for, but the colours are really beautiful!

The yarn is so wonderful to work with, and I think this will be a favorite shawl! And maybe I make another one in other colours later on - my stash is temenduously big by now ;-) !

Finished measures, unblocked: 45cm+97cm= 142cm wide, 60cm at the center spine. Somewhat smaller than expected, but I used smaller needles (the Malabrigo Rios calls for 4,5-5,5, and the Venezia worsted 4,5). I suppose that I ignored that information because I am more comfortable with smaller needles ;-). The result is a tight knitted shawl (which I love), clean rows, a little less drapy than the photo in the pattern.

I did not have enough yarn to finish 12 stripes entirely, so I cheated on the last one making some adjustments with the number of stitches in the short-rows. I had 32 gr left of the Venezia worsted.

BO with needle no 5 to get the right loose tension.

Photos does not make justice to the colours.

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Finished
December 30, 2011
January 15, 2012
 
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Worsted
70% Merino, 30% Silk
218 yards / 100 grams

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100% Merino
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  • Originally queued: November 7, 2011
  • Project created: December 31, 2011
  • Finished: January 18, 2012
  • Updated: June 5, 2015
  • Progress updates: 3 updates