Still knitting the Lace Leaf Shawl from Fiber Trends but....there is a problem.
The pattern says it should take about 1175 yds of lace weight yarn on size 5 needles to do 18 repeats and the edging. Um, I am at 12 repeats and haven't even cracked open ball #2 which means I haven't knit up 440 yds of yarn yet. I do realize that the shawl will be sucking yarn as the repeats grow but I am still worried and I don't think it is going to be the size I see in my head.
Maybe as I get closer to the end of the 16th repeat it may look a lot bigger. If not, I am going to use the top edge as a guide to how big it will be when blocked. My infinite math skills (and inherent idiot logic) tell me that if the top is roughly 1/3 less than the blocked size, I should be ok for the size I want it to be.
If anyone has better math, logic & lace knitting skills and has comments, please do not hesitate to email me or leave a comment.
I did pick up some irridescent black beads to put on the points of this shawl yesterday at Michael's. I ended up getting the value pack because I figured I will use the same beads on the Merlot Misti Alpaca shawl I am going to make for a Christmas present. Since they are irridescent, they will look mighty nice with a dark purple colored yarn too!
hey hon,
ReplyDeletei mailed off the book last saturday morning. i've been such a scatterbrain lately and i totally apologize. You should get it by this saturday.
Sorry for sending it so late.
The shawl looks great. I need to do some shawl knitting of my own.
I have this pattern, but I haven't made it yet...I'm anxious to see how yours turns out!
ReplyDeleteI think the key might be in what you said about it suddenly starting to "grow" as you have more stitches on the needles - at least that has been my experience in the past. You could always add more repeats if you have a LOT of yarn and it didn't get as long as you hoped. Look around a bit for a finished one being modeled by someone, and see what yarn they used.
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