Shawl 7, Rose Colored Joie

I'm still catching up on finished objects here.  I'm grateful to my commenters who helped me decide that I could use more than one knit of each pattern for this project.  I hope that folks get a kick out of the next iteration of these.

So, here are the blog posts that deal with this shawl.  I'm kind of ashamed that I didn't blog this one more.  It was knit in the time when I was wrestling with whether or not it would count for the project, so I kept it kind of close to the vest.

Here are some detail shots, with red in the background per my husband's preference. 

I'm not sure I agree that this red was the best, but it does work.

Detail of triangle construction

Now, HERE they are on a nice scarlet color.

I like this darker red better.

The full monty!

drape

This was knit from Fleece Artist blue faced leicester in rose.  Roughly 600 yards, this was the biggest of the shawls knit until I did my Mary Mary shawls.  I love knitting the Joie pattern.  When I knit the first, I thought it was just the alpaca/silk yarn that made this pattern so fun.  But in an unplanned happy coincidence of fate, these patterns just work well together (in my opinion).  I loved working with the BFL.  It has lanolin in it, which means it smells a bit sheepy.  I didn't do a power scrub on it, after the knit, so someone is going to have a lovely piece with fantastic soft (and softening) properties.  Knitting this shawl gave me a new fiber to love!

I hereby declare this finished object Shawl 7, the Rose Colored Joie.

a good beginning

This shawl is a pattern I cobbled together using the free shawl pattern as it's base.  I just love that stitch pattern, and use it as often as I think I can get away with it.  I put this together about a year ago, combining a stitch pattern from Nancy Bush's Knitted Lace of Estonia with my favorite stitch.  I snatched one of the edgings from KLOE as well, and the finished project was born.  Since then, I have knit 5-6 of these in different weights.  I give them to people I care for.  My husband gives them to people without asking me.  They just seem to go poof, so I figured it'd be a good next shawl for the project while I'm working out patterns for test knitters and preparing to knit the next 5 designs. 

Unfortunately, I am only in the beginning stages of this shawl... so it looks exactly like the free shawl pattern.  For now!  In a few short repeats that will change dramatically, so I'll be chronicalling this one more closely. 

The yarn I am using is Quince & Co's Tern in driftwood.

This is what they look like in a pile sans flash

a little dark, but not far off

Here's what the started project looks like with flash

a little bright, but look at that stitch definition.  trust me it's there.

The manufacturer suggests size 1-3 needles for this, so I chose 3.  I'm something of a loose knitter, which is good for lace.  I think if I were to work with Tern again, I'd use a size 4 or 5 needle.  I like the drape of this yarn so far, and look forward to seeing how it blocks out.

In the meantime, I'm also trying a variation using Misti Alpaca baby alpaca lace, so as soon as I get a little progress on that I will take pictures of it as well.

I hope to do a giveaway in the next week, so keep your eyes peeled around Friday for photos and info about that.  I gathered the materials today, so I should be able to put them together properly, photograph them, and write it up.  I figure to be good to go no later than the 29th.

always document your infidelity well

I did get a little knitting done yesterday.  But I have to admit that it was mostly non-blog knitting.  If I put it up on the blog, does that make it blog knitting?  This is my theory and I'm sticking to it.

For starters, I fnished my birches shawl.  Here it is in it's pre-blocked glory

soft, wooly, and pretty

It's hard to get a sense of scale, but with 3 skeins, or 327 yards, I have a nice thick item that is slightly larger than the measurements set out as the shawl minimums.  It will block out nicely, and with this recent cold weather I am very much looking forward to having it for real.  There are unverified reports that I may already be wearing it off and on despite its unblocked state.

Speaking of knitting infidelity, I finished this for my  mother

she looks awesome in blue, this should be great on her

Yep, another great unblocked wonder.  This one is a Haruni (ravelry link) also available from knitpicks.  This is a free pattern by Emily Ross which uses my favorite public knitting pattern as it's main part.  She did wonderful things with it, and my mother likes lacey edges with fairly solid bodies in her shawls.

I will be blocking this one today, so she can have it on Friday.

And finally, some non-infidelity.  I know!  I'm as shocked as you are!

off the needles, the leaves stole.  next step, block!

And not off the needles, I finished the 5th repeat on this:

starting to take shape!

Now it's time to work out the transition to the edge.  Then I get to do it all over again for the other side!  FUN.

Anyway, have a great day.  I hope your knitting infidelity brings you joy too!