I love Sally’s Luiza Shawl and hope to make one as well. Hmmm. Let’s see. How many shawls/shawlettes are in my queue…? Let’s not dwell on THAT.
Especially since I just finished one of them: the Zephyr Shawl by Lauren Scarpo! This is the shawlette that I wrote about earlier that came in a kit, purchased at The Yarn Garage. This was a quick and somewhat annoying little knit. Only annoying until I got used to the yarn and switched to bamboo needles (to go with the bamboo and silk yarn).
I was able to add 9 of the 10 rows of an additional 6th repeat — this was great because it made the shawl larger and I did not end up wasting this treasure of a yarn! I did not have enough sequined yarn for the fancy bind off in the pattern, but I wanted the bound off edge to have some heft, so I used Jeny’s Incredibly Stretchy Bind Off. It did work very well for my purposes, creating a full bodied, stretchy edge for the shawl.
Zephyr Shawl, Great Adirondack Yarns
It goes really well with a couple of outfits I own and will make them seem a little bit newer — a definite plus since my wardrobe is “old and shabby” at best and “rag bag” at worst. It also is hard to capture the color of the shawl and the sparkle of the sequins, but I hope you get the idea.
Was it worth the $89?? No, but I am! 😉
Have a wonderful last blast of “summer” before we embark on the new school year.
Rag bag? I don’t think so.
You fashionable lady, you!
Comment by jess — September 4, 2010 @ 9:36 am
“Was it worth the $89?? No, but I am!” I love that. And your wardrobe, full of gorgeous hand-knit sweaters, is no rag bag, ma’m!
Comment by kmkat — September 4, 2010 @ 10:38 am
I love being able to add a shawl to an outfit to give it a lift. Yours is very lovely.
Comment by 2muchfun — September 4, 2010 @ 11:32 am
Well, that was fast! Weren’t you just at YG last week?
Fast, but good. It is nice – classy and simple and enough sparkle for fun.
Comment by twinsetellen — September 4, 2010 @ 1:12 pm
As always…love it!
Comment by Penny — September 5, 2010 @ 9:40 pm
One of the ladies I knit with has this same kit. I cannot remember where she got the kit from, but it is really stunning stuff. I’ll give her a heads up about the edging/yarn issue.
Shawls were designed for warmth, for sure, but their secondary purpose has always been covering up those little flaws in otherwise reasonable clothing. Of course I have yet to knit something capable of making my painting clothes look decent.
Comment by Needles — September 6, 2010 @ 7:08 am
Ohhhhh! That just shimmers! So very pretty . . . and the perfect accessory for that “rag bag” wardrobe. 🙂
Comment by Kym — September 6, 2010 @ 7:02 pm
Susan, Your shawl is gorgeous… The sweater underneath is beautiful as well. Did you knit that one as well? I would love to make both as set!
Comment by Susan — September 7, 2010 @ 3:21 pm
I would like to knit the Tuscan Leaves Hat, please tell me where I can get the pattern. I tried to find it on the internet but to no avail. Thanks in advance for any information you may give me.
Comment by H. Hogan — September 19, 2010 @ 11:07 am