Leafy Green Shawl

[firstfrost]

At the yarn store in Utrecht (I really need to finish writing+captioning up this trip), I bought some single-ply laceweight green yarn, because while I've made a number of lace shawls, none of them have been green.    When I came home, I noted that I have done this twice previously, about every two years.    

So as to avoid buying more green laceweight in 2019, I made a green lace shawl.   I'm pleased with how it came out, though I wouldn't mind having a better background for the picture.


 

Comments

[elbren]

wow. love the old shale stripe & how the shaping works it in.

[firstfrost]

I really like old shale, but doing something *all* in it always seemed like it would be too boring by the time it was done. Having a medium stripe like this was great, and I agree that the shaping nestles into the curves really nicely. :)

[dcltdw]

Dang, that's really pretty. Was it hard to make?

[firstfrost]

The pattern is well written, so I wouldn't call it hard. It does require paying attention (for half the rows), but not concentration. :)

(Why? Do you want one? Not enough people want lace shawls!)

[dcltdw]

Huh, interesting. Just trying to get a sense of how difficult it is. :)

I don't think it's the right look for me, alas. It'd make a fantastic signature piece of costuming, that's for sure, but if you charge a reasonable rate, I imagine that'd put it out of most people's costuming budgets.

[firstfrost]

Yeah, that's why I only give people things and don't sell them; "a reasonable rate" turns out way too expensive. :)

[firstfrost]

I've been thinking about the question of how difficult something is. Running a mile would be freaking hard for me, it's probably not hard for you. A lace shawl is not hard for me, it would probably be hard for you. :) (A badly-written pattern could be difficult for anyone).

* Making this shawl requires three levels in knitting, including one level along the Lacework specialization track, and requires the first-level ChartReading feat
Or
* It doesn't count as a lacework PR for me, so it wasn't hard.

[desireearmfeldt]

Very pretty!

(I think lace shawls are in the same category as art supplies for me: want, yes; will actually use, probably not much. :) )

[kelkyag]

Pretty! I like the pattern echoes of the curved point filling an inside angle. And the leaves -- the ones in the center diamond would make nice peacock feathers, too, in different colors. <ponders again the mad project of making a white shawl and then hand-painting it>

[firstfrost]

Oh, yes, like this one.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/98719659@N00/2282026403

[kelkyag]

Yes! I first saw hand-painted knitting done by someone who used a knitting machine make up floral patterns in black and white, and then painted the white to show off the flowers and leaves. It was glorious.