As I said in a previous post, I took this yarn with me on vacation. I was originally planning a 2 color top down crescent shawl.
Well, I did the math and swatched the stitch patterns I wanted to use, and tried a couple needle sizes. Then I cast on. And I decided…that my design required too much counting and thinking. I was on vacation! Also, I had swatched with the pink yarn, and the stitch patterns didn’t show as much as I wanted them to in the variegated yarn. I love the variegated version (Unicorn Dreams). Summer Slubbing wants to be an easy-going knit. Nothing complicated.
So I frogged it and started over. The knitting is now plain enough that this nubbly, bubbly yarn is the star of the show. This will be a single skein asymmetric triangle, knit on the bias. Shawl? Scarf? We’ll see how big it is when we get to the end of the skein!
I like how it’s going so far. My yarn scale tells me I am close to finished; I just have to decide what I want the end to look like. Sometimes that’s the hardest part.
And! If shawl design intrigues you, come knit with me! I’m teaching Favorite Shawl Shapes at Red Alder Fiber Arts Retreat in Tacoma WA in February.
You’ll learn to create simple shawl shapes in class. From there you’ll get pointers on how to apply stitch patterns and design your own shawls. Registration for Red Alder is here. This is a good time to let you know that pre-registration for Red Alder (and other events) is important! Classes get canceled if registrations are low. Next week is the cut week for Red Alder. My shawl shapes class could use a few more knitters, so if you’re interested please register. I blogged the list of my classes here.
What are you knitting now?
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Were I still able to knit, this class would be for me. In fact I’ve just started to crochet my very first shawl, and am not quite sure what I think about it all .. It’s a triangular one, designed for putting on backwards and having the two ends come back over the shoulders. I’ll post about it next year because I want to boast a bit; but nothing could match your wonderful range, Michele !!
That’s really pretty, Michelle. I think you were wise to re-do. I am close to finishing a pair of socks and the arms of a sweater await!
Happy New Year!!!
Michele, I love the bubbly shawl you’re working on! Great colors. I wish I could come to Red Alder- it looks like such a great time. I hope your class fills up- it seems like anyone who likes to knit shawls would get a lot out of it.