I finally got around to taking pictures of my Idella. It is a faroese shawl out of "Stahman's Shawls and Scarves", knit top down. The yarn is Lonesome Stone 100% Alpaca knitted on a size 7 needle. I used my Denise needles with the 40 inch cord.With only 665 yards to work with, I was trying to get the most I could. So, the top down pattern was a must and I chose to do a seed stitch border instead of the lace one. This let me stop in the middle of a pattern repeat instead of needing to get through all 16 rows of a full repeat. The pattern repeat is such that the one set of diamonds ends when the other set are in the middle. I decided I could stop after row 8 or 16 of the pattern. I believe there was about 2 rows worth of yarn left maybe less.
I ended up with about 20 inches for a back neck length. It ends at my elbows and just skims my waist in the back. This is what I was hoping for.
I wore it once around the house and it adds a nice bit of warmth despite the openness of the lace.
1 comment:
Lovely! Smart choice to start from the top down and figure out how to streeeetch your yarn. Hope you love it and wear it as much as I wear my shawls which keep me warm and comfy.
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