One of the best parts of Meg Swansen’s Knitting Camp is Show and Tell. Campers bring their favorite knits and share them with the group. Inspiration abounds! Many projects have been added to queue! [For the curious: I took Lyra, The Dragon Sweater, and my Sleeping Baby’s Castle Blanket].
Anyway, one of the Campers (Lucy) brought a C-U-T-E shawlette in variegated black and white — knit in Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball color 1993 Schokocreme – a sock yarn with long color changes. I loved it and put it in the recesses of my mind, only to be brought forward when I found the very yarn at Amazing Threads. The pattern is called Lazy Katy: originally written in German with a translation that left a few things to the imagination.
Okay. Sounds simple enough. Many Ravelry projects and even instructions on enlarging the shawl. I bought the yarn last Saturday and dove in enthusiastically. The very unusual asymmetric, intriguing shape make it a fun knit. I wanted the lace to be white and edged in black like Lucy’s, so that meant removing the white sections of the yarn and saving them for later.
I decided to make the large version and got all the way to the lace when I realized I did not have enough yarn. I had to rip WAY back. Even doing that, I did not have enough yarn for the white lace, and had to splice every nerd I could find to get it done. I blocked it out without measuring and I think it is quite small, so I may reblock to get more length vs depth so it wraps around me better. Lettie modelling my Lazy Katy:
Not quite sure what to think of it. I think I like it!
On a sad note — the knitting world lost a tremendous talent this week with the passing of Joyce Williams. She was a staple at Meg’s Knitting Camp (and attended Camp 2.75 this year with us). She was a force to be reckoned with, had a great wit, and was a truly awesome knitter. Her book Latvian Dreams: Knitting from Weaving Charts is a classic for those seeking a challenge: not for the faint of heart! Joyce will be greatly missed. To leave a comment about Joyce, visit her CaringBridge page.
This is gorgeous! I have the exact same yarn and have wondered what to do with it for an entire year.
Comment by rudee — August 6, 2011 @ 10:29 am
I’ve had my eye on that pattern for a while – I’ve loved how it looks in the Zauberball, and yours is especially striking!
Comment by Cheryl S. — August 6, 2011 @ 10:35 am
Lazy Kate has been in my queue for quite a bit – I love your version. Please don’t consider me a terrible copy cat if I do something similar!
Comment by twinsetellen — August 6, 2011 @ 11:34 am
This is completely amazing!!! I am in AWE!! Gorgeous!!!
Comment by Barb — August 6, 2011 @ 12:23 pm
You may not be sure what you think of it, but I KNow I like it! What a wonderful combination of yarn & knitting interest that looks WEARABLE. Wow!
Comment by Pam — August 6, 2011 @ 12:30 pm
That is a very striking shawl and you’ll only have to wear it out in public ONCE to get all the confidence you need that it is, indeed, a beautiful piece of work.
Comment by Wool free and Lovin' knit — August 6, 2011 @ 2:23 pm
I think it is very lovely!!
Comment by Lee Cockrum — August 6, 2011 @ 6:25 pm
It will look lovely on you. I can see it.
Comment by Penny — August 6, 2011 @ 9:32 pm
You LazyKaty is so lovely. I like that pattern so much – did it with 80 Alpaca / 20 Silk-Yarn (https://knittingnadja.wordpress.com/2011/05/07/lazy-katy/) as a present for my mum…
KR
Nadja from Germany
Comment by Nadja — August 7, 2011 @ 4:00 am
This is absolutly stunning…..amazing….and my favorite colors are black and white..so if your not quite sure….I could rock that shawl…..
Comment by Diane — August 7, 2011 @ 6:43 am
Ohhhhh, I want one! That’s incredible.
Comment by Cat — August 7, 2011 @ 10:21 pm
Beautiful shawl, now I know what to make with the skein of Zauberball that I have. Very sorry to hear about Joyce. I met her at a Meg workshop and she was a fascinating lady.
Comment by Cathy L — August 8, 2011 @ 7:40 pm
Beautiful! I especially love the black edging; to me, it’s the frosting on the cake!
Comment by Kym — August 8, 2011 @ 7:55 pm
That shawl is incredible, it’s going on my list RIGHT AWAY!!!!! I’m not sure I would have wanted all those ends to splice by cutting out the white, but I do like the long color changes. Off to find the pattern. Thank you! 🙂
Comment by Karen Gass — August 9, 2011 @ 11:59 am