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And just like that it is blocking. The #handpickedshawl by #florencespurlingstudio was a spur of the moment cast on that I could not put down. This is the first of my own hand-dyed yarn I have used (on the flowers) and I was strangely driven to knit like a demon to get to those 4 rows of flower making where I could watch the beauty of my own yarn unspool into a daisy chain. The chain of flowers pattern is first recorded (as far as I know) in the early 60's. @knittingunlimited has a wonderful video on youtube demonstrating the chain of flowers that Florence uses. It was love at first sight. Will I wear it? I am looking forward to unpinning it and experiencing its drape for the first time. It came off the needles last night and resembled a length of tangled wire fencing. "Trying it on" was like grappling with ocky straps. I was convinced I had just wasted 3 weeks of my life. There is a lot of silk in this shawl and, boy, did it relax once it was washed! I can't wait for it to dry so I ca
And just like that it is blocking. The #handpickedshawl by #florencespurlingstudio was a spur of the moment cast on that I could not put down. This is the first of my own hand-dyed yarn I have used (on the flowers) and I was strangely driven to knit like a demon to get to those 4 rows of flower making where I could watch the beauty of my own yarn unspool into a daisy chain. The chain of flowers pattern is first recorded (as far as I know) in the early 60's. @knittingunlimited has a wonderful video on youtube demonstrating the chain of flowers that Florence uses. It was love at first sight. Will I wear it? I am looking forward to unpinning it and experiencing its drape for the first time. It came off the needles last night and resembled a length of tangled wire fencing. "Trying it on" was like grappling with ocky straps. I was convinced I had just wasted 3 weeks of my life. There is a lot of silk in this shawl and, boy, did it relax once it was washed! I can't wait for it to dry so I ca
Swatching (Also titled "Will you still love me tomorrow?"). This delectable tangle of blue and purple silks and posh yarn (cashmere)is a detail from a much larger work called "Excavation" ! It was a house sized job. The stash was aired as I rummaged to find a suitable blend of weights and colours sufficient to knit #florencespurlingstudio 's #handpickedshawl. I tell y'a.. More balls than a footy-camp! I nearly cried that my darkest purple cashmere from #stringtheoryhanddyedyarn was not right. It killed me to walk away from that possibility. It made me question the very aesthetic of the project. The ball winder whirred and wobbled like the very earth itself. The floor was littered with labels. Needles went up. Needles went down. Critical thinking ruthlessly interrogated romantic "vision“. Is this pretty whimsy worth my time??? Given that it will be a simple project I can pick up while yarn cooks (as well as take out to social events) the answer is yes. The blue yarn is (predominantly) a
Swatching (Also titled "Will you still love me tomorrow?"). This delectable tangle of blue and purple silks and posh yarn (cashmere)is a detail from a much larger work called "Excavation" ! It was a house sized job. The stash was aired as I rummaged to find a suitable blend of weights and colours sufficient to knit #florencespurlingstudio 's #handpickedshawl. I tell y'a.. More balls than a footy-camp! I nearly cried that my darkest purple cashmere from #stringtheoryhanddyedyarn was not right. It killed me to walk away from that possibility. It made me question the very aesthetic of the project. The ball winder whirred and wobbled like the very earth itself. The floor was littered with labels. Needles went up. Needles went down. Critical thinking ruthlessly interrogated romantic "vision“. Is this pretty whimsy worth my time??? Given that it will be a simple project I can pick up while yarn cooks (as well as take out to social events) the answer is yes. The blue yarn is (predominantly) a
My own hand-dyed. Heavily speckled enough to make beading overkill perhaps?
My own hand-dyed. Heavily speckled enough to make beading overkill perhaps?
Beads! Kind of overwhelming!
Beads! Kind of overwhelming!
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Finished
May 7, 2022
May 28, 2022

Petal

Project info
Handpicked Shawl by Florence Spurling
Knitting
Neck / Torso → Shawl / Wrap
Me
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
Ash and Oak Yarn Lux Sock
2 skeins = 874.9 yards (800.0 meters), 200 grams
Denim
Blue
Handmaiden Fine Yarn Mini Maiden
1 skein = 545.7 yards (499.0 meters), 100 grams
Denim
Blue
Convent & Chapel Wool Shop in Rylstone, New South Wales
The Knitting Man Recommends
Sport (12 wpi)
OOAK
Multicolored
Notes

I suggest using a needle with a lovely smooth transition from cable to needle to avoid the yarn-overs (used to make the flower stitch) snagging on the join.

Swatching, swatching on this…
I start with one definite; Use this skein of yarn I have dyed.
My base is slightly heavier than Ashandoak’s beautiful merino/silk base.
Lots of balls skeined.
My first swatch on 3.75 needles suggests the mixing can work.
I do skein up a hand-maiden lace-silk to try evening up the weights.
Given I am working with hand-dyed skeins (and therefore need to alternate skeins, adding another yarn will give me more balls than a Premiership Football Team.
Always up for a challenge though!

I only have 108 grams of my own dyed yarn and going up a needle size may leave me short… more swatching…

I was going to use beads but my contrast yarn is so heavily speckled, that it might be too much.

More swatching.

20th May 2022
Ok. I have completed 10 pattern repeats. 70 grams of my garland yarn remain. (32grams used).
22nd May 2022
11 pattern repeats… 55.5grams of my garland yarn remains. (14.5grams used)
12 repeats remain 41grams - (14.5grams used)
26th May
13repeats …25.5grams remain (15.5grams used)
One more repeat.
After cast off I have 7grams

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Finished
May 7, 2022
May 28, 2022
About this pattern
Handpicked Shawl
by Florence Spurling
from Florence Spurling's Ravelry Store
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Mini Maiden
by Handmaiden Fine Yarn
Lace
50% Wool, 50% Silk
546 yards / 100 grams

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Lux Sock
by Ash and Oak Yarn
Fingering
50% Merino, 50% Silk
437 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: May 6, 2022
  • Updated: May 31, 2022
  • Progress updates: 5 updates