Shetland Triangle. Finished!
I was going to wait a few days to post pictures, my mom has my digital camera up at my grandparents so I haven't gotten a chance to take any pictures after blocking, but I'm so happy and proud of this shawl that I just couldn't wait anymore.
Here she is, pinned out in all of her glory [as always, click to enlarge]:
The Details:
Pattern: Shetland Triangle from WrapStyle
Finished Size: 55 inches wide x 30 inches at highest point
Yarn: Plymouth Indiecita Alpaca [worsted weight, 100 yards per ball]. The pattern called for a fingering weight yarn, however I had a few balls of this laying around with no idea what to use it for so I substituted. I used four whole balls and a few yards from a fifth for the bind off edge.
Needles: US #7 Addi Turbos [40 inches] for the body and a clover size 10.5 for binding off.
Modifications: I wanted a larger shawl, so I added on a few extra repeats. I'm not sure how many. I just knit until I thought it was big enough.
Thoughts on the pattern: This was the first lace shawl I have ever attempted to knit. The pattern is clear and concise, the charts are easy to read and the pattern repeat simple enough to memorize but not so simple that it quickly becomes boring. All in all, I think it's a great lace project for someone who's never knit lace before and I highly recommend giving knitting from a chart a try with this project if you haven't yet. Will I knit it again? Probably. My mom is in love with it. (Her exact words upon seeing it were "I would never believe this was handknit if you didn't tell me. It's beautiful.") I'm thinking about knitting one for her in the near future. That is if she doesn't steal this one from me first!
All posts about this shawl:
Giving in to Startitis!
[Not much] Shetland Triangle progress
Guess what's off the needles...
Here she is, pinned out in all of her glory [as always, click to enlarge]:
The Details:
Pattern: Shetland Triangle from WrapStyle
Finished Size: 55 inches wide x 30 inches at highest point
Yarn: Plymouth Indiecita Alpaca [worsted weight, 100 yards per ball]. The pattern called for a fingering weight yarn, however I had a few balls of this laying around with no idea what to use it for so I substituted. I used four whole balls and a few yards from a fifth for the bind off edge.
Needles: US #7 Addi Turbos [40 inches] for the body and a clover size 10.5 for binding off.
Modifications: I wanted a larger shawl, so I added on a few extra repeats. I'm not sure how many. I just knit until I thought it was big enough.
Thoughts on the pattern: This was the first lace shawl I have ever attempted to knit. The pattern is clear and concise, the charts are easy to read and the pattern repeat simple enough to memorize but not so simple that it quickly becomes boring. All in all, I think it's a great lace project for someone who's never knit lace before and I highly recommend giving knitting from a chart a try with this project if you haven't yet. Will I knit it again? Probably. My mom is in love with it. (Her exact words upon seeing it were "I would never believe this was handknit if you didn't tell me. It's beautiful.") I'm thinking about knitting one for her in the near future. That is if she doesn't steal this one from me first!
All posts about this shawl:
Giving in to Startitis!
[Not much] Shetland Triangle progress
Guess what's off the needles...
Labels: FO's, Shetland Triangle
posted by Midnight Purls at
5:37 AM
2 Comments:
I'm looking to purchase 1 or 2 skeins of Plymouth Indiecita alpaca 50 grams/100 yds/5 st/in #7. Color 1090 to finish a project. Any chance you'd have some you'd like to sell?
I just checked my stash, and I'm sorry to say I don't have any left. Good luck with your search though.
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