I feel as if I have been doing lots of knitting with little to show for it, so I am very pleased to have finished my Asterope shawl. I use the word “my” loosely because I knit this for a friend. Come to think of it, once I give it away I won’t have anything to show for this knitting, either. Oh, well! As I said in an earlier post, Asterope was designed by Romi Hill, and is one of the shawls in her 7 Small Shawls to Knit book. I made mine my friend’s out of Madelinetosh Merino Light (420 yards to 100 grams) in the Tart colorway. It took about one and a half skeins for the larger of the two sizes.
I find it difficult to photograph shawls, and it is especially difficult to capture the rich red/black of this color. But here are a couple of photographs to give you an idea of what it looks like before it is sent on its merry way.
Very pretty! Love the color and I’m sure your friend will absolutely love it!
Comment by Rebecca — April 14, 2011 @ 1:09 pm
It’s lovely! What a lucky friend!
Comment by Joanna Ryan — April 14, 2011 @ 1:18 pm
What a special friend! The shawl is exquisite!
Comment by Tora — April 14, 2011 @ 3:11 pm
From Susan — I really like this shawl!
Comment by lv2knit — April 14, 2011 @ 4:14 pm
Gasp! That is stunning. You are a very generous friend. Thanks for the continuing to inspire us with your blog posts.
Comment by Elizabeth — April 14, 2011 @ 5:15 pm
That’s beautiful.
Comment by GailR — April 14, 2011 @ 8:03 pm
It looks like a garden bed with blooming flowers. I love it!
Comment by technikat — April 14, 2011 @ 9:48 pm
Really lovely. And nicely blocked, too – that curve will just hug your friend’s neck.
Comment by twinsetellen — April 14, 2011 @ 10:12 pm
Oh, WOW! That is beautifully knitted and photographed, if you ask me! I love it, and think your friend is one lucky person!
Comment by Kathy — April 15, 2011 @ 12:56 am
I´m a knitter from Germany and I lover your Blog and your Projects.
Comment by Melanie — April 15, 2011 @ 2:13 am
Soooooooo lovely! Well done. 🙂
Comment by Romi — April 15, 2011 @ 3:28 am
I completely agree with every other Commenter – it is Stunning! Really, really beautiful!! Your friend is very lucky, and she must be a very special person to receive such a wonderful gift!
Comment by Barb — April 15, 2011 @ 8:32 am
How beautiful !! This is really a magnificent piece of knitting !! How lucky is your friend !!
Comment by lo de lille — April 15, 2011 @ 9:02 am
Yum!
Comment by Suzan — April 15, 2011 @ 9:47 am
As always I love that it is red.
Comment by chloe — April 15, 2011 @ 9:38 pm
Gorgeous shawl- and I love the color. I have that pattern on my list of shawls to do. Now I’m anxious to get to it.
Comment by Robin F. — April 15, 2011 @ 10:23 pm
Magnifique !
Comment by Dorothée — April 16, 2011 @ 6:53 am
Woo, pretty!
Comment by Lisle — April 19, 2011 @ 12:58 pm