FO: Little Arrowhead Shawl
Pattern: Little Arrowhead Shawl from Interweave Knits Summer 2006 “Sweet Somethings” staff projects (pattern is at the bottom of the page and is a pdf).
Yarn: Mountain Colors Mountain Goat (55% mohair, 45% wool) in the Mountain Twilight colourway. (Go look at it on their website, it’s really pretty colours)
Needles: 4.5mm Addi Turbo 100cm circulars. These were perhaps a little slippery - a few yarnovers tried to jump around, but they help me to knit loose, which is a good thing.
Pattern changes: Worked one less repeat of chart 1 as I didn’t think I’d have enough wool. I think I was right. I have some left, but I don’t think it would have been enough. The shawl is as big as I wanted it to be anyway - it’s about 40 inches wide and 20 long.
Notes: I used stitch markers to mark the selvedge stitches and the centre stitch, but not for the pattern repeats - as the shawl increases as you go the repeats shift a bit, and you’d need to keep adding more in which would get annoying. They were very useful where I had them though.
I loved knitting this, although I have absolutely no idea when I’ll get to wear it - as you can see here, it doesn’t really fit with my overall lack of style.
The next lace project will be a stole of some sort I think. Hmmmm, maybe I do need to buy Victorian Lace Today.
Very lovely, Isobel! The colours are stunning and I think the lace work came out wonderfully! An accomplishment to be proud of.
28 Feb 2007 at 11:02 pm
Wow, it is so beautiful. I have the book if you want to take a look before buying it.
28 Feb 2007 at 11:06 pm
But it looks SO good! Style, schmyle. It’s excellent!
01 Mar 2007 at 3:17 am
the shawl is beautiful! the colors are truly lovely! you did a wonderful job. it will look good where ever and how ever you wear it! the victorian lace today book is inspiring, so have fun.
01 Mar 2007 at 3:53 am
Absolutely fabulous. And I must say, what lack of style? I haven’t seen a lack by any means.
01 Mar 2007 at 6:50 am
Isobel, your shawl is absolutely beautiful. Well done! You could wear that with anything, its so versatile
Ger
01 Mar 2007 at 9:34 pm
It would be lovely knitted in a 2ply for a baby! I made a lovely one for you - I think it is in the loft! - how sad.
01 Mar 2007 at 11:05 pm
Is - you are rather clever!
01 Mar 2007 at 11:05 pm
Wow, looks fantastic. Even better off the needles!
You are putting me to shame!!
02 Mar 2007 at 12:47 pm