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Saturday, May 24, 2008

FO: Pinnate Shoulder Shawl

 FO - Pinnate Shoulder Shawl

Yay! It's finally finished and blocked!  

Pattern: Pinnate Shoulder Shawl, from KarenJoSeattle - Great pattern, great blog, great blogger! When you cast on and start working the pattern, you have a sneaking suspicion that there is a stitch missing, but just trust the pattern. Really. It's not technically symmetric (Scientists/mathematicians, just don't think about it! If I can do it, you can too!) but it looks symmetric, which is what really matters.

FO - Pinnate Shoulder Shawl

Yarn: Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece - love it! It's mostly cotton with a little bit of wool, so it has a bit more give than 100% cotton, but it doesn't have any of the negatives of wool. It is notorious for bleeding, and I did have to wash it about a zillion times before the water ran clear, but I'm hoping that I got all the extra dye out. I used US6 Addi Turbos, which is larger than the needle size recommended in the pattern. Karen knits really loosely, so this didn't surprise me. Just match your needles to your yarn.

I tried really hardly to get good pics of the shawl 'in action' but I failed miserably. It's about 9" wide and 65" long, and I used two skeins almost exactly. It works well as a little shoulder shawl (hence the name) and as a scarf, too. In exchange for not having action shots, here are some 'artsy' ones instead. ;)

Twisted Vertical

Twisted Horizontal

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 Posted 5/24/2008 12:01 AM - 115 views - 12 comments

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Woo hoo! Congrats on finishing! It's about time we saw some FO!
Posted 5/24/2008 4:41 AM by TurtleKeri - reply

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nicely done and the pics are wonderful!
Posted 5/24/2008 9:16 AM by DreamWoven Xanga Premium Member - reply

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@TurtleKeri - 

LOL - hopefully there will be some more in the future! =)
Posted 5/24/2008 11:02 AM by ashpags Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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Thank you! I really like it, but made it for someone else, and am kind of sad to give it away. I may have to make another. ;)
Posted 5/24/2008 11:03 AM by ashpags Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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I love your projects.  The shawl is beautiful!

Groovy socks and cozies!!

Posted 5/25/2008 8:50 PM by Sidzwife Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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Ooh it's pretty! Love the color and stitch pattern. Thanks for the link.
Posted 5/26/2008 10:27 AM by sharingthemoment Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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You didn't fail, the picture are great and the shawl is beautiful. It looks really nice in cotton. Good on you for being able to over come the asymmetry, I wouldn't have been able to do that.
Posted 5/26/2008 12:04 PM by eretzisraelit - reply

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wow it looks great...I especially love the colour and the yarn...seems nice and soft...

:)
Posted 5/30/2008 7:08 AM by tea7tree - reply

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oooooh, I like it! :)
Posted 6/25/2008 8:42 AM by goshdarKnit Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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Thanks! I've contemplated starting another one to keep soon, but I keep telling myself I need to finish my Clapotis first! ;)
Posted 6/26/2008 5:16 PM by ashpags Xanga True Member Xanga Lifetime Member - reply

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oh yes, a lot of people on ravelry are doing that clapotis...looks lovely. :)
Posted 6/26/2008 7:28 PM by goshdarKnit Xanga True Member Xanga Premium Member - reply

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I love this pattern and the yarn you used!!! It is beautiful!

I didn't know you knit!

Cool!
Posted 7/22/2008 7:41 AM by donnabooshay - reply


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