Westknits Mystery Shawl KAL 2014: Exploration Station
Finished
November 15, 2014
December 2, 2014

Westknits Mystery Shawl KAL 2014: Exploration Station

Project info
Exploration Station by Stephen West
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
Needles & yarn
US 7 - 4.5 mm
BFL handpaint 2-ply
Light Fingering
1 skein
Swamp Thing
Brown
Koigu Painter's Palette Premium Merino (KPPPM)
none left in stash
0.88 skeins = 154.0 yards (140.8 meters), 44 grams
P618107
ImagiKnit in San Francisco, California
December 5, 2009
Reynolds Whiskey
none left in stash
1 skein = 195.0 yards (178.3 meters), 50 grams
031
27731
Ariadne Knits in Montreal, Quebec
madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light
1 skein = 420.0 yards (384.0 meters)
Purl Soho
mcmullin fiber co Shiny Toes
1 skein = 470.0 yards (429.8 meters), 115 grams
Brown
Notes

27 Nov:

Kept forgetting the second increase in the brioche section at the end of the row so took it out to work again. Also blocked my colour A yarn as it was skill quite kinked up from the last time it was knit.

I’m chugging along in Section 3 right now.

17 Nov, Revised Colours:

A: Swamp Thing BFL 2-ply handpaint
B: Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in Rose
C: Koigu PPPM in P618, mauve speckle & Reynolds Whiskey in 31 Grain
D: Knit it up Shiny Toes in Like Water for Chocolate

The Koigu is a really great fit into my existing palette, but there likely isn’t enough left for the whole shawl, so I’m going to swap in the Whiskey now & again to compensate.

Original Colours:

A: Swamp Thing BFL 2-ply handpaint
B: Knit it up Shiny Toes in Like Water for Chocolate
C: Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in Rose
D: Toil & Trouble in Whisper

After talking about this mystery shawl with a friend for a week or two, I dug around in my lace yarn stash & realised I had enough decent yarn combos to make 3 versions of this shawl. I deliberated over email with her & ended up really liking the swampy mauve combo & got to work.

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Finished
November 15, 2014
December 2, 2014
 
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  • Project created: November 15, 2014
  • Updated: December 3, 2014