It is me again, but it is also Lyra again! I know this will sound strange, but I kind of forgot about my poor Lyra shawl. I finished it last November right before the wedding and the holidays and then “poof!” Out of sight, out of mind.
I wanted to make another Lyra from Day 1. I always felt that it would be a stunning shawl, BUT as a circular shawl, you lose the drama. When you fold a circular shawl in half to wear it, you hide all of the lace. So why bother?
So, I decided long ago to re-knit a half Lyra. I was inspired last summer at knitting camp when a dear friend was wearing her Lyra Shawl – a shawl that she WON! She had not knit a stitch of it. Wow. What a prize it was!
I decided on red and the hunt was on (I have too so many shawls – I kind of need to think about what color I don’t have). I bought some Fyberspates Scrumptious Laceweight in Cherry – a stunning mix of merino and silk. The knitting was very satisfying and I love the shawl.
Susan’s Lyra Shawl in Fyberspates Scrumptious Lace, Color Cherry (I used 75 gms or 820.5 yards)
Lyra is Niebling’s masterpiece — complex and highly recognizable. Like Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to knitters. Unique and beautiful.
Stunning! Brilliant! Wonderful! I’ve never knit with Fyberspates laceweight, but love their scrumptious yarns — great texture, sheen, and the colors – Gorgeous!!
Comment by Pam — January 28, 2013 @ 11:53 pm
holy, smokes ~ drop dead gorgeous!!! I’m working on my first Niebling (Fruehling) – I can only hope it turns out half as nice! Melissa
Comment by Melissa — January 28, 2013 @ 11:56 pm
Absolutely beautiful and it is indeed a work of art. Wow, I am so inspired and impressed! I don’t know how I’ll do with a Niebling, but some day I’m going to try!
Comment by annie — January 29, 2013 @ 3:44 am
Soooooooooooo beautiful ???????
Nadja
Comment by Nadja — January 29, 2013 @ 6:31 am
So beautiful! Sometimes I kind of wish I could wear a shawl – I think they look lovely on the women like you, who CAN wear them! But on me…not so much. Still, I can admire them, and this one is certainly gorgeous.
Comment by Quinn — January 29, 2013 @ 8:50 am
oh my!
Comment by Suzan — January 29, 2013 @ 9:09 am
I’m absolutely in awe!
Comment by Kerin — January 29, 2013 @ 9:30 am
So love it!!
Comment by Penny — January 29, 2013 @ 9:44 am
It is absolutely beautiful, Susan.
Comment by Renate BAur — January 29, 2013 @ 10:15 am
I didn’t really “get” it when you said it was a circular shawl and you just knit half – but then the lightbulb went on and I finally”got” it- DUH!!! Seriously, I don’t think there are words to describe how truly stunningly beautiful this! Masterpiece is just the start .
Comment by Barb — January 29, 2013 @ 10:23 am
Breathtakingly beautiful!!
Comment by monica — January 29, 2013 @ 10:46 am
Holy crap, that’s stunning! That’s stop-in-your-tracks-&-stand-slack-jawed gorgeous. Wow.
Comment by Samina — January 29, 2013 @ 11:17 am
How gorgeous!
Comment by Cheryl S. — January 29, 2013 @ 11:57 am
Wow! Words fail me.
Comment by technikat — January 29, 2013 @ 12:33 pm
Gorgeous!
Comment by Cheryl — January 29, 2013 @ 2:23 pm
I just can’t get over how beautiful this is! I love the design, of course, and I am a big fan of red, so I think it is perfect!
Comment by Joanna — January 29, 2013 @ 2:24 pm
Oh my. How utterly beautiful. Not only beautifully knitted, but beautifully blocked. Brilliant job.
Comment by LauraSue — January 29, 2013 @ 5:15 pm
Wow. Just utterly gorgeous! Breathtaking.
How much yarn did the half shawl take? I have about half a skein of that same fiberspates left over in my stash…
Comment by Linda — January 29, 2013 @ 10:42 pm
Stunning!!! You inspire me to knit something HALF that beautiful!
Comment by Kathy — January 29, 2013 @ 10:59 pm
Simply gorgeous!
Comment by Cathy L — January 29, 2013 @ 11:51 pm
I want it.
Comment by surly — January 30, 2013 @ 10:38 am
Wow! Stunning in any color, I bet! Brilliant idea. The concept of a round shawl has prevented me from knitting one. You lose the pattern! Great solution.
Comment by Julia — January 30, 2013 @ 11:27 am
Oh my yes. A Neibling book is next on my list. When I buy said Neibling book, I will get the lyra pattern with it. And oh yes, it will be mine too.
Comment by Needles — January 30, 2013 @ 11:42 am
Woo, pretty! Way beyond pretty, actually. What a great shawl!
Comment by Lisle — January 30, 2013 @ 4:23 pm
absolutely beautiful! I saw the picture on the Ravelry pattern page, what an honor!
Comment by kimber — January 30, 2013 @ 5:34 pm
Stupendous! I absolutely have to make the shawl. Although, of course, I already have about 6 active projects and who knows how many resting … I am thinking about Schaefer Andrea.
Comment by Astrid — January 30, 2013 @ 5:59 pm
Stunning Lyra! I own the pattern for the full version and would really love to knit just the half as you have done. Any tips on converting? Though I’m a very experience shawl knitter, I’m strangely anxious that I’ll do something critically wrong.
Comment by Tina M. — January 30, 2013 @ 7:40 pm
Wow. Just . . . WOW!
Comment by Kym — January 31, 2013 @ 8:16 am
Really impressive! So beautiful! I love it!
Comment by Mary — February 2, 2013 @ 6:14 am
Incredible!…your knitting skills as well as this beautiful shawl. You are an inspiration.
Comment by Beth — February 2, 2013 @ 7:31 pm