rainbow road
Finished
May 4, 2021
June 1, 2021

rainbow road

Project info
Rainbow Road by Stephen West
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
pride
Needles & yarn
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1,984 yards = 4.05 skeins
Manos del Uruguay Fino
25 yards in stash
0.84 skeins = 411.5 yards (376.3 meters), 84 grams
Blue-green
Jimmy Beans Wool in Reno, Nevada
Manos del Uruguay Fino
none left in stash
0.79 skeins = 387.0 yards (353.9 meters), 79 grams
Green
Jimmy Beans Wool in Reno, Nevada
Manos del Uruguay Fino
69 yards in stash
0.86 skeins = 421.4 yards (385.3 meters), 86 grams
Gray
Jimmy Beans Wool in Reno, Nevada
Manos del Uruguay Fino
98 yards in stash
0.8 skeins = 392.0 yards (358.4 meters), 80 grams
Natural/Undyed
Jimmy Beans Wool in Reno, Nevada
Manos del Uruguay Fino
88 yards in stash
0.76 skeins = 372.4 yards (340.5 meters), 76 grams
Green
Eat.Sleep.Knit in Dallas, Georgia
Notes

Lovely pattern, a flattened helix! Short rows are great; icord is essential.

I did m1 as yo, then ktbl (twist the yo) next row.

Sequence:
1 Antique Lace, blue grey sand
2 Porcelain, off white
3 Crystal Goblet, pale green
4 Opal, green blue
5 Silhouette, dark blue

The first and last wedges blend colors as the pattern suggests. For the middle set, I doubled each yarn colorway upon itself instead, for contrast.

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June 1, 2021
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by Manos del Uruguay
Light Fingering
70% Merino, 30% Silk
490 yards / 100 grams

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  • Originally queued: May 1, 2021
  • Project created: May 27, 2021
  • Updated: June 8, 2021
  • Progress updates: 2 updates