A shawl that reminds me of the sea
Finished
October 30, 2011
November 20, 2011

A shawl that reminds me of the sea

Project info
Abyssal by Karen and Karyn
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
me
aérienne (airy)
Needles & yarn
US 7 - 4.5 mm
261 yards = 0.8 skeins
Fleece Artist Merino Silk
65 yards in stash
0.8 skeins = 261.6 yards (239.2 meters), 80 grams
Green
ravelry destash
Notes

This yarn is so divine!
The pattern is really basically written and I found it confusing at first as I have limited experience with wrap and turns, But I decided to just go ahead with it and hope that as I progressed it would all make sense. I was confused as to whether I should be picking up the wraps because the pattern doesn’t instruct to, but I now see that the k2tog (and p2tog) hides the wrap, as does the fact that each W&T is along the previous row of purl bumps, so they just blend in.

It’s been a good learning experience in shawl construction for me :-)

All finished, blocking now. I am a little disappointed in the length, I would have preferred it to be longer so I could wrap it more like a scarf. The pattern doesn’t have a gauge guide which makes it hard. I used a 5ply yarn on 4.5mm needles which is quite loose.
I really like the design though and the yarn. is. divine!
I did the last 5 rows in garter stitch to try to alleviate the rolling issue, but alas, it still rolls alot!
Ah well.

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by Fleece Artist
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70% Merino, 30% Silk
328 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: November 2, 2011
  • Finished: November 20, 2011
  • Updated: April 10, 2012
  • Progress updates: 5 updates