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March 5, 2007

From Sally — Final Pictures of Feather and Fan

Filed under: Feather and Fan Shawl — surly @ 8:42 pm

I should have put on heels and a swirly dress to show off the shawl post-blocking, but I didn’t. Here are a few final photographs of the grey behemoth.

A close up of the cable detail (which I did every three pattern repeats):

A shot of it folded in half around the shoulders:

A twirling shot:

On another note:

I should have put on heels and a swirly dress to show off the shawl post-blocking, but I didn’t. Here are a few final photographs of the grey behemoth. A close up of the cable detail (which I did every three pattern repeats): A shot of it folded in half around the shoulders: A twirling shot: On another note: A few months ago, I wrote about the new Knit Picks needle sets. (You can see my post on them here.) I was quite happy with them, but after an incident last night I thought I should issue a brief warning/update. Having finished the grey shawl, I wanted to cast on a new one to have on the needles. I decided to use one of that set and laboriously cast on 624 stitches. As I was knitting the first row, the needle came apart. You screw the cord to the needle, and sometimes the needle will come unscrewed. That wasn’t the problem last night, though. Instead, the cord actually pulled out of the metal piece that you use to screw the cord into the appropriate needle tip. Because of the type of cast on I was using and the fact that the yarn was 100% silk, my entire cast on was lost. I’m sure Knit Picks will replace the cord for me, but right now I’m not sure I even want them to. I’m trying to make the lost hours of casting on into a positive: I wasn’t that happy with the cast on specified by the pattern so I am going to use a different one AND I think I will switch to an Addi Natura (bamboo) needle because the yarn is so slippery. I rarely knit with bamboo or wood, but in this case I think it’s a good idea. Sadly, I don’t own a needle in the right size and length, so I am temporarily stymied. Back to Eris I go.

2 Comments »

  1. The Feather and Fan shawl is drop-dead gorgeous! Sorry to hear about the needle problem

    I’m awaiting the delivery of the new Addi lace needles. Hopefully, they’ll be as reliable as the rest of the line – just pointier!

    Comment by Karen B. — August 25, 2008 @ 8:52 pm

  2. Your crochet border looks gorgeous. How in the world did you do that? I’m thinking of a feather and fan pattern for a mobius scarf but am totally puzzled as to how to bind off. Any tips?

    Comment by esther — December 31, 2008 @ 1:11 pm

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