Shawl Shrug
The total left between the 2 sets of orchid minis is 163g.
The total left between the 2 sets of orchid minis is 163g.
Added the rest of the yarn from Crockern Tor as the edging. Cast on for guthstorm in March and knit during ZK in June.
i loved knitting with this hand spun but it ended up being too curled up instead of lying flat. ripped to make the shawl shrug.
knit turned hem flat, then joined in the round with helix knitting technique. steeked and made a steek sandwich for the side borders. border uses idea from the book “Crochet Kaleidoscope” motif #15.
Ripped out one end that was too ruffled and redid it 1.5 years later 😀
76g total used.
current top contender for new BT Silken 200g 1450yds Cloud Layers.
top down sleeveless – garter at the sleeve edges. contrast color underbust band applied edging with stitches picked back up. lace from underbust down, with the contrast color at either side in intarsia. faking intarsia in the round by wrap and turn alternating with ssk for stability at the turning point. hoping to do some…