Lots of sewing has been happening lately, its just been too rainy and too busy to get decent photos outside. So here's something knitted instead.This scarf/shawl is from the pattern Ishbel, by Ysolda Teague, gifted to me by the lovely Kat as our planned knit-along. I was a bad knitting buddy on this one as I zoomed ahead and finished while I was recovering from having 3 wisdom teeth removed. Fortunately, this project was far less painful. It starts off a bit weirdly, from the centre top, and grows outwards with 4 increases on each increase row. The end result is a very flat triangle, with lovely scallop-y edges. I think it is my favourite knitted thing to date and one I am very proud of.
2 comments:
Beautiful! Which yarn did you use after all? I love how this pattern starts...it's crazy!
I was such a crap knitting buddy - usually I'm so speedy but I've had endless problems with my beautiful linen yarn :( Have had to put it aside for a bit so as not to give myself high blood pressure. ;)
Thanks Kat. Ended up using a Marino superwash that's nice and soft. I had to block it twice tho, pinning the points out each time, and they still start to curl after a couple wears.
Given the shaping and memory needed for the pattern, I'm not sure if linen would stand up, but then, I've never knitted with it before.
I'm going to make another as a gift in a bamboo marino blend. Fun!
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