I have begun and frogged several shawls. I just wasn't happy with them after a few inches of knitting, primairly because I selected the wrong yarn.
This time it's different!
I chose Trekking sock yarn in color 108 which is a lovely combination of shades of blue/turquoise/rust/dark yellow/ brown/lavender. Might sound like an odd color combination but I think it is truly lovely. I Bought the yarn from Molly at Knitters Underground in Centre Hall, PA...she recently began carrying a large selection of colors and all are gorgeous. I bought 5 skeins without a shawl pattern in mind and no plans to begin knitting one in 90-plus degree heat. Well, the fingers got itchy to begin and I wanted to try Trekking. I love the feel and it knits beautifully!
During the drive home from the yarn shop I tried to make a decision on what shawl to knit...had to make up my mind quickly because I only live 4 blocks from Molly's shop. Went to the bookshelf and pulled out the always reliable Folk Shawls book. I started leafing through the pages drooling at the lovely shawl...triangular and oblong. Then I saw it! The Kimono Shawl...that was it. The pattern has a garter stitch border around the outside and the lace repeat is an easy one...a 24-row repeat done 25 times or for as long as you want your shawl to be when finished. The pattern in the book shows it knitted in a lovely off-white yarn but I decided to use my self-striping sock yarn. I think I am going to like the patterned yarn. I am committed to it.
I don't have a lot of spare time for knitting these days but wanted to have the first repeat finishing before I took it to the yarn shop for inspection by Molly and Billie. Today was its unveiling and they really liked it. Whew! Molly will block it for me when I am finished ... hopefully for fall wearing.
Back to work and then to school board meetings tonight. Might not be able to knit until tomorrow. Keep watching for its progress.
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Kim it looks very pretty!
The yarn is gorgeous - your shawl will be wonderful.
Centre Hall? Ohhh, me loves that area (I'm about 90 minutes north west of State College). Do you know of any other knitting/yarn stores in/near State College? I'd so love to do some seriuos yarn shopping (not craft store yarn) when I take my kid school-clothes-shopping!
Denise -- Email me at luvsockknitting@hotmail.com and I will tell you about a great shop. I can't find a way to respond back to you privately so hope you see this note. I can help you do serious yarn shopping! Kim
I really like Trekking a lot, but I never, ever would have thought to use it for a shawl.
I did make a pair of fish mittens with Trekking though.
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