Doing FO posts has been a staple for me since I started this blog, however I haven't written one in 2013, despite finishing 13 projects, and two yarns, so far this year. I've been finding the prospect of writing all those posts mightily overwhelming and so this will be the last FO post in this complete style I will be posting for a while. I'm going to do some combined project posts, some mostly-photos posts and some of my usual blogging to get through my project backlog. The only reason that this and the Tokyo Cream Cowl post, which went up earlier today, were formatted like this was because they were done back in December & January.
Another challenge I was having with my FO posts was the fact that I live in Ontario, the big windows in my apartment face north. Which means there is very little direct sunlight with which to photograph my knits and that light is almost non-existant when I'm home (eg. evenings).
So this shawl, which I finished in December and I have been wearing happily ever since, only got photographed this past week, now that the days are getting longer and we are having more sunny days. SO the lace isn't as perfectly stretched as it was after it's blocking, but it looks as pretty to me as when it was first finished.
- Details -
Project Name: Thyme
Pattern: Flukra by Gudrun Johnston from The Shetland Trader
Recipient: Mine, mine, all mine
Yarn: madelinetosh Tosh Lace in Thyme
Modifications:
- None - I actually followed the pattern.
New Skills:
- Shetland Shawl Construction - The center garter triangle is an interesting way to create a shawl and helps break up the monotony of shawl knitting by changing the direction fairly regularly.
- True Garter Lace - The way the lace section works you are essentially doing garter lace (rather than stockinette) and the patterning is on every row.
- Knitted on Border - LOVE IT! As someone who has issues with tight bind offs the knitted on border is kind of genius and I will be seeking out other shawls that use this technique
Feedback:
- Yarn - This Tosh lace has been hanging over my head for a while, I first wound it into a ball almost 2 years and I made at least 3 attempts to knit it into the first pattern I picked. However, after getting a chance to actually knit it, I really enjoy the yarn.
- Pattern - The pattern was great. There are some tricky parts the pattern (mostly the Shetland construction that I wasn't familiar with) and the pattern gives all the information I needed to finish the pattern. I'm very excited to try more of her patterns, including more shawls.
Re-Knit?: No, but I have a very similar pattern by Gudrun in my queue and am on the lookout for a nice yarn to make it out of.
