Or, in other words, three shawls.
Here’s Droplet, which is Ysolda’s Pear Drop in my ever so lightly hand-dyed BFL laceweight.
It took about a third of the skein so I had plenty left over for more lace knitting. The wonderful KiwiPurler blogged about her current lace knitting project and, of course, I had to give Evelyn A Clark’s Prairie Rose Lace shawl a go. It’s a lovely little shawlette and I wore it nearly every day last week.
I bought 40g of silver-lined glass beads from Craft Basics in York and added three per point:
There’s another 100g skein and a bit left of this yarn and I’m planning something with lots of beads – this was a little practice.
And then another semi-circular shawl, this time from Knitty. I used a skein of Araucania Ranco which wasn’t quite enough for the full design but it’ll do.
This is a nice and easy design that’s quick to knit. I’m not too keen on lattices made from (k2tog, yo) but this works well with the wide lace border. Neither am I a fan of picot cast off, but I always like the result.
So, like the weather, there were plenty of shawls in April.
These are absolutely gorgeous. The first one is my favorite
Judy
Thanks! Ysolda’s designs are wonderful, aren’t they?
I love all three! My own shawl collection is comprised entirely of triangular shawls, but now I think I need to try a round one!
I can recommend Afternoon Tea since it’s nice and simple. I’m hooked on them now and I’m planning one of the more complicated half-circle shawls like this one!
Oh wow–that’s gorgeous! I can’t wait to see your rendition!
Sighs.. they are truly beautiful. I love the colors, the patterns, the intricacy. I know my limits and that sort of stitching is it, but they are so gorgeous. well done!
Two years ago I’d made only one lace shawl and that not particularly well – it’s just practice. Once you’re hooked on lace knitting, you just can’t stop!