This picture shows the Hemlock after steaming. It still does a little of the typical feather and fan ruffling, but it looks much better.
I may need to make me one of these ;).
And in response to Bonnie and Thomasean: This isn’t a stupid question at all — I just thought it would be too complicated to describe, but here goes!!
When you look at k2tog [ssk] for instance, the sts that are actually crossed are from the row BELOW the action of knitting the 2 tog [ssk]. On the row when you k2tog or ssk, the crossed sts will appear right below the needle. The st on the needle is a normal looking st. If you worked a k2tog [ssk] and counted the first plain st above the “crossed” stitches and the row on the needle, you would be counting an extra row of plain knitting because the first st was “zero” — it was created when the sts were decreased.
With a yarnover, there is not a st on the row before because you are essentially creating a new st with the running thread between two sts. On the row when you make a yarnover, all you see is a hole with the running thread carried over the needle. The first row worked after a yarnover is the first real st created and so there is no “zero” row as described above.
Whew — my brain hurts!
That is just beautiful!!!! Wish I knew how to knit lace. What a lovely heirloom to pass on….great job!
Comment by Redsoxgal — September 4, 2007 @ 7:57 am
Thankyou, thankyou, now I get it, and that will be a great help to me. The hemlock is just gorgeous, looks lovely right where it is, don’t you think? Knitting is truly beautiful to look at. Bonnie
Comment by Bonnie — September 4, 2007 @ 12:00 pm
You gals are amazing. Thanks so much for the counting lessons, as well as the “reasons” for counting the way that you do. I’ve been a slash maker/marker forever — perhaps it’s time to be brave?!
Beautiful shawl!
Comment by Wendy O — September 4, 2007 @ 12:02 pm
Very pretty!
Comment by Romi — September 4, 2007 @ 1:01 pm
Hi Susan. I am really looking forward to knitting Rogue, which I have not managed to knit before now. You can bet I will be looking to this site for help when I need it.
Thanks, Gale
PS Love your gigantic ‘doily.’
Comment by Gale — September 4, 2007 @ 1:32 pm
It’s gorgeous! And thank you for the very helpful tips, I for one, am paying attention!
Comment by Carol — September 4, 2007 @ 2:07 pm
Hi Susan- I think you definitely need to make one of those for yourself.
It’s really lovely.
My brain hurts too!
Comment by Lorraine — September 4, 2007 @ 3:12 pm
Tee Hee! My brain hurt just by reading it. I am sooooooo totally not a math mind 🙂
You know ALL your pieces look SO good when they are complete that it actually COMPELS me to NEED to knit it! This would actually look beautiful on my dining room table.
It is something i NEVER would have selected had I seen it elsewhere but it just looks so impressive in your photo.
Yet ANOTHER item on my list of things to do!
My LYS thanks you 🙂
Comment by Michelle — September 4, 2007 @ 3:47 pm
Music to my ears.
It looks beautiful! it even looked pretty darn good unblocked, although a lot more practical this way.
Comment by Carrie K — September 4, 2007 @ 8:17 pm
Ever since your first post with the photos of the feather and fan throw, I have been fighting the desire to buy the yarn and start yet another project ,but I just have to make one too! No, maybe two, because I love the one in a neutral color but the blue one is great also!
Kathy
Comment by KATHY — September 4, 2007 @ 9:30 pm
Thanks so much. That made sense. The throw is beautiful.
Comment by Thomasean — September 5, 2007 @ 12:59 am
Thanks for the row counting explaination. It made me realise that this feather & fan pattern has no purl row! I usually count from the purl row after the pattern row to know when to do the next pattern row and I would have automatically put one in I am sure as I had not looked at the blanket properly to see it isn’t there – you saved me some frogging I think :o)
Comment by jam_mam — September 5, 2007 @ 3:33 am
Wow! The difference between blocked/steamed and unblocked is huge!
I would love one of those for my table too… one day… maybe.
Comment by miyamojo — September 5, 2007 @ 8:52 pm