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Alpaca diamonds
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Finished
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October 23, 2016

Alpaca diamonds

Project info
8 shaft point twill variation
Weaving
Neck / Torso → Shawl / Wrap
a friend
17" wide x 92" long
Tools and equipment
Macomber
Yarn
15 epi x 15 ppi
1,962 yards
Halcyon Yarn Gemstone Silk 2/12 weft
1.25 skeins = 762.5 yards (697.2 meters), 123 grams
Blue
Handspun 2 ply alpaca warp
1200.0 yards (1097.3 meters)
natural gray
Notes

Finished shawl was gifted to the friend who provided the alpaca.
It is sort of a prayer shawl as she was coping with her adult daughter’s struggle with melanoma.

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Finished
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October 23, 2016
  • Project created: October 24, 2016
  • Finished: October 24, 2016
  • Updated: January 15, 2020