Beetles in the Wisteria or A Passion for Purple
Finished
May 4, 2015
May 19, 2015

Beetles in the Wisteria or A Passion for Purple

Project info
Be With You by Boo Knits
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
As written
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
580 yards
Solstice Yarns Changeling Silk Kid Mohair
126 yards in stash
0.67 skeins = 256.6 yards (234.6 meters), 67 grams
Blue-purple
Etsy
Watercolours and Lace Merino Silk 4-ply
101 yards in stash
0.74 skeins = 323.4 yards (295.7 meters), 75 grams
SMS 1643
Purple
Notes

Knitting a second one along with the MKAL. Due to the fibers, this will be a winter version, but I love the colour combo. Totally unexpected result of a stash dive.

Beads are Miyuki size 6 152FR

Yarn A: fuzzy Changeling
Yarn B: smooth silk merino

Modification:
no striping in the final chart G, done in yarn B only
Icelandic Bindoff

Starting weights of the skeins:
A: 100g
B: 102g

Setup and three repeats of chart B: yarn A- 92g, yarn B 96g
After 6 repeats of chart B: yarn A 86g, yarn B 90g
Chart C: Yarn A 84g, yarn B 86g
Chart D: yarn A 54g, yarn B 81g
Chart E: yarn A 42g, yarn B 60g
Chart F: yarn A 33g
Chart G: purely in yarn B, after 9 rows, 31g (1 repeat, 47g, 2nd repeat, 34gbindoff: yarn B: 27g left

#10 in 2015, #5 above 500m

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Finished
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May 19, 2015
 
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67% Silk, 23% Mohair, 10% Nylon
383 yards / 100 grams

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by Watercolours and Lace
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50% Merino, 50% Silk
437 yards / 100 grams

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  • Originally queued: April 13, 2015
  • Project created: April 13, 2015
  • Finished: May 21, 2015
  • Updated: September 11, 2017