Happy Wednesday! Today I am sharing my most recent finished knit!
Last Spring, Jacey and I decided to knit the Drachenfels Shawl by Melanie Berg together. Predictably I decided to knit mine in shades of purple, and Jacey in shades of green (see her shawl here). I finally finished my shawl this past month!
I love knitting garter stripes, and this was my first time knitting a triangular shawl that wasn't top-down. Garter is just so squishy, I don't think I'll ever get tired of it.
The dark purple yarn is Madelinetosh Tosh Sock in Flashdance, and it was my very first sock yarn purchase! I bought it here in Madison in March 2012. It felt so good to use it up! I also used my first skein of Moonrover Wyld in Foxglove (the light purple). The third color is a soft neutral Tanis Fiber Arts Blue Label in Sand. All three skeins had been in my stash for at least 2 years, so hooray for stash diving!
We got a fresh layer of snow earlier this month, which was the perfect opportunity to get a few photos. It's that time of year when everything is so brown and gray, not great for project photos!
I deviated a bit from the pattern in section 3, and I didn't always use the stated color. I'm happy with how it turned out, it's a massive 32" deep x 82" wide! I love big shawls.
More details on my shawl on Ravelry.
Now that this shawl is off the needles, I can start a new one!
Happy Knitting!
beautiful shawl and in my colors too!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful and looks comfy to wear!
ReplyDeleteMagnificently amazing!!! it is glorious and I always enjoy knitting along with you.
ReplyDeleteBoth shawls are beautiful. I was surprised to see that you used sock yarn when the pattern called for sport, yet it still knit to size. What size needles did you use?
ReplyDeleteI used the recommended needle size, a US 6. Using sock instead of sport created a little more of an open fabric, without altering the size much. I also blocked it pretty aggressively. I knit a shawl in 2015 that was US 6 with sock and I really liked the feel of it, so decided to do the same with this shawl!
DeleteBeautiful! What a great mix of yarns too!
ReplyDeleteIt is very pretty and looks so cozy.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely lovely!
ReplyDeletesooo pretty. I love the colors
ReplyDeletemmm! this is so pretty Jeni! I want to come squish it! Yay for finishing!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour knitting is always so great. This shawl is just plain yummy!
ReplyDeleteYour colors are stunning.
ReplyDeleteDo you think you can help me with section 3? I am new to following a pattern like this and I am confused about the ridges 1-15 and on. If I start that section with 136 sts, I don’t know why 1-15 would end in 156. Can you advise me please?
ReplyDeleteIt's been a few years since I knit this, so I'm not going to be much help! I recommend contacting the pattern designer directly, her name is Melanie Berg, here is her pattern support email: support@mairlynd.de
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