Blue Park Shawl
Finished
May 8, 2011
May 14, 2011

Blue Park Shawl

Project info
Chastain Park Shawl by Mariana Wegener
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
Needles & yarn
US 11 - 8.0 mm
Caron Vickie Howell Sheep(ish)
167 yards in stash
1 skein = 167.0 yards (152.7 meters), 85 grams
03/2011
Blue-green
Joanns
May 7, 2011
Notes

MODS
I knit to 97 sts in stockinette, then knit the lace until I ran out of yarn. I saw that some folks knit the left side of the lace as ssk to mirror k2tog on the right side. I did this, and it looks nice.

I used exactly one skein of this yarn and had about 2 yards left over. It’s not really big enough to be a shawlette, more of a triangular scarf. Maybe if I had stopped the stockinette at 77 sts like the pattern said and switched to the lace at that point, it might have been a little bigger.

Very quick knit and great if you need a quick gift for someone. Easy pattern. This is on my Pay It Forward list, so I will be giving it away. But Imma make one for me in the same color, because I love it.

This yarn just showed up at the store, and there aren’t many entries for it here yet, so it may be brand new. The colors are beautiful, and it’s got enough wool to be blockable, but I can’t say that I loved knitting with it. The ply is on the loose side, and it was sort of like knitting with really slippery roving. But I am not used to knitting with single ply, so it may just be my inexperience. Knitting with a loose hand is key, I think.

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May 14, 2011
 
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70% Acrylic, 30% Wool
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  • Project created: May 8, 2011
  • Finished: May 15, 2011
  • Updated: October 16, 2014
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