Finished and loved
I finished this gradient shawl over 2 weeks ago, and unpinned it when I was madly packing to go back to Michigan. I have worn it quite a bit since then, and garnered lots of compliments. As always, I have a hard time photographing by myself, so the beauty of the shawl is lost a bit. But, here she is, all with my own handspun concoction, so truly a one-of-a-kind.
Here is a bit of the history. First the hand dyed rovings, a blue to green gradient, plyed with “Under the Sea” dyebreak:
Then the spun yarn:
And caked up!
Knitting…
Blocking…
And finally finished!
Notice the Magnolia tree almost ready to bloom, in mid-March! Crazy weather, I hope it doesn’t get cold and freeze the blossoms.
As always, I need a model, but I love it!
Project Specs
Pattern: Adele Faroese Shawl
Pattern Source: Faroese Shawls by Myrna Stahman
Yarn: Handspun, fiber from Fiber Optic, 2 ply (Blue-Green Gradient with Under the Sea Dyebreak)
Needles: US 4
Date Started: 12/10/11 (started with the knitting)
Date Finished: 3/1/12
Finished Dimensions: 72″ wingspan
thecrazysheeplady 4:08 pm on March 16, 2012 Permalink |
Oh that is LOVELY! Glad I saw the blocking picture. I was having trouble trying to figure out the shadow gradients in the last picture and on Ravelry ;-). You did a great job!!!
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knitting1105 8:50 pm on March 27, 2012 Permalink |
Yes, the one photo does a poor job of showing the gradient with the shadows. Thanks for the encouragement.
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stitchcrazy 4:12 pm on March 16, 2012 Permalink |
So pretty….Love the yarn you spun! I’m dying for a spinning wheel. 🙂
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knitting1105 8:49 pm on March 27, 2012 Permalink |
Oh, come over to the spinning side. You will never go back…
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Diane Hamilton 9:46 pm on March 16, 2012 Permalink |
I saw this in person and it is absolutely gorgeous! It was good to see you for a couple of hours, we drove straight through to CO and made it in 17 hours and 30 minutes.
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Andi 10:49 am on March 17, 2012 Permalink |
That turned out wonderfully! Gorgeous!
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