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August 5, 2016

From Susan — Do you feel like dancing?

Filed under: Updates — lv2knit @ 8:21 am

Dancing with Bears!!  If you hang out on Ravelry (and who doesn’t? 🙂 ), you may see newly added patterns flash across the Patterns Page.  I used to check out every single bloomin’ pattern that was added but unfortunately I have not kept up with that practice.  However, a new design by my good friend Carol Sunday was just released!!  It is the same shawl I saw at Knitting Camp that I just had to make.

I knit it out of Carol’s yarn: Angelic 5-ply, color Moth.  I absolutely love, love, love her yarn!!  It is soft and lofty.  The finished items are light as air.

I made a few changes: I made the largest size, but mine is shallower because I continued the short rows at the same pace throughout (this will make sense if you knit it!).  I used smaller needles to make it a bit tighter as well.  I did wrap my short row turns (not picking up the wraps, though, because it was in the garter section).  Carol did not do wraps and that looked good for me on one side but not the other.

A very nice project, though with >600 sts at certain points, it can feel like a slog!!

Hope your summer is going well – we are anticipating a perfect weekend!

PS to Suzan:P Good advice!  I do always read the Sales and Promos Forum!!

6 Comments »

  1. I need to make this, too. So many projects, so little time.

    Comment by surly — August 5, 2016 @ 8:25 am

  2. Lovey! Added to the list.

    Comment by Susan — August 5, 2016 @ 6:30 pm

  3. It is not a bad practice to look at the top 20 because they are frequently free.

    Comment by Suzanstew — August 6, 2016 @ 12:23 am

  4. My yarn in aqua is on its way!! Love it.

    Comment by Penny — August 7, 2016 @ 12:24 am

  5. It’s really beautiful, as are all Carol Sunday’s designs. She and Norah Gaughan are my favorite designers. They’re very different in approach but equally wonderfully imaginative and creative.

    Brava!

    Comment by Purrlie — August 7, 2016 @ 5:10 pm

  6. Carol Sunday IS one of my favorites. I’m currently working on “To Eyre” shawl but with the Eden yarn. I did make one change, going up to a #8….thus far, extremely pleased with the pattern and yarn.

    Comment by Michele Rook — August 22, 2016 @ 7:51 am

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