ES Hawthorne
ES in Hawthorne. design sample
Began | February 21, 2015 |
Finished | March 17, 2015 |
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Edited | March 23, 2015 |
Made for | design sample |
mods – increased the number of pattern rows to optimize usage of the skeins on hand of my handspun. 1 skein orange+orange, 2 skein orange+pink, 1 skein pink+pink increased the number of repeats in orange+pink to use more. needs blocking.
Gauge swatch on size 8. Went down to size 7 for the blanket. Gauge swatch had several steeks cut into it for testing. Best was when the steek was around 2 single stitches instead of further apart. Used Crochet method to secure stitches, tacked down on the back and did a row of shell stitch…
yarn from the first ZK I attended!
this is only 360yds, so it will be a little shorter than suggested unless I decide to use a contrast color for the bottom edge. Chose other deep stash as complementary color. Amy ToadyJoe said it reminded her of a cherry blossom tree in bloom and I have to agree! size 6. BO 4/26/2013
alternate skeins after neckband start. CO for 40”. Increase with Raglan to the 44” size. Decrease 2 times total, then knit 20 rows. Increases in triplets for a fuller shape. One purl row of main color, then start intarsia block of imagination (keeping the neckband the same on both ends using each skein on either…