FO: Marina Shawl

Posted on Tuesday 18th May 2010 | 11 Comments

Marina Shawl

Pattern: My own
Yarn: Dream in Color Baby, just under half of 1 x 113g skein or approx. 300m in colour: Pansy Golightly
Needles: 2.5mm circs

I managed to resist the poking urge and left the shawl overnight to dry thoroughly and then unpinned it with a flourish this morning. :-D

I’m incredibly chuffed with how it turned out. I haven’t used such small needles for a shawl before and was excited to find out what would happen. The short answer being nothing much. :-) It has blocked beautifully, is floaty and soft and I think the large areas of sticking stitch work well being knitted at a tighter tension without too many holes. The variegation of the yarn helps keep it interesting; something I think that Matilda could’ve done with, possibly…

Marina Shawl

Size-wise, it’s very much a shawlette, measuring just over 100cm by 55cm. Once I have helpers here I can take photos of it being worn rather than draped over the hedge! The pattern needs writing up now and charting so that will keep me busy for a while, and I still have some manly socks to finish!

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11 Responses to FO: Marina Shawl

  1. Giselle MonsterID Icon Giselle | Tuesday 18th May 2010 at 3:37 pm |

    Beautiful! I’d love to knit this, it’s just my cup of tea. Looking forward to more pictures!

  2. yarndancer MonsterID Icon yarndancer | Tuesday 18th May 2010 at 5:27 pm |

    Oh wow, that’s beautiful!! Well done! Can’t wait for the pattern and more pics!! :D

  3. Diane Vanderwerff MonsterID Icon Diane Vanderwerff | Tuesday 18th May 2010 at 8:34 pm |

    Such a pretty combination of pattern and yarn! I’ll keep my eyes open for the pattern and more pictures. GREAT JOB!!!

  4. rubbishknitter MonsterID Icon rubbishknitter | Tuesday 18th May 2010 at 9:12 pm |

    *hammers queue button excitedly*

    i love it! that is super-impressive…. i can barely get my head around following lace instructions, let alone designing them… you are awesome!

  5. Marji MonsterID Icon Marji | Wednesday 19th May 2010 at 1:04 am |

    It wasn’t YOU poking the shawl that had me worried, rather the young mobile one.

  6. Anne Campbell MonsterID Icon Anne Campbell | Wednesday 19th May 2010 at 1:12 am |

    That is an absolutely gorgeous shawl! The ratio of stockinette to open areas is just perfect. Congratulations!

  7. Jennyff MonsterID Icon Jennyff | Wednesday 19th May 2010 at 11:43 am |

    Beautiful. I am still contemplating knitting a lacy shawl, can’t imagine actually writing my own pattern whilst looking after a little one, you are wonderwoman.

  8. Kai MonsterID Icon Kai | Friday 21st May 2010 at 12:03 pm |

    It’s gorgeous! I love, love, love the colour…

  9. josiekitten MonsterID Icon josiekitten | Saturday 22nd May 2010 at 11:15 am |

    Love the shawl – a really pretty pattern. And the colours of the yarn go perfectly!

  10. Kathryn MonsterID Icon Kathryn | Saturday 22nd May 2010 at 8:09 pm |

    It’s stunning!

  11. Helen MonsterID Icon Helen | Thursday 27th May 2010 at 9:59 am |

    What a gorgeous shawl! I hope you manage to get the pattern written up soon :)