Monday, September 26, 2011

Pamuya!

Guess what is finally done?IMG_9923

The Pamuya shawl I made my mom for Christmas this year is off the needles and blocked!  With Nathalie’s help, I finally got some decent shots of it.  Look how stylishly my French friend models a shawl:IMG_9910 I hardly know what to do with a shawl, but she instantly looks elegant, even in a Sunday tee and shorts.

I ran out of yarn and had to leave the last two rows off.  Can you tell?  The scalloped edge is the bindoff:IMG_9912I used the same stretchy bindoff specified in the Sugared Violets shawl (*K2tog tbl, slip st back to left needle*), which seems to eat up some extra yarn but is worth it.  I used every last inch of two balls of Brooks Farm Solo Silk.  I ran out with about 20 stitches left to bind off. Luckily, the tail where I changed balls was rather long, so I scavenged from it.IMG_9908The whole thing is 6 feet long on the long side, and 45” long on each of the scallopy edges.  It took me a couple of months to finish, but that was with Sock Summit and some other projects along the way. IMG_9927 This is a very nice pattern.  I highly recommend it.  I’ll put this in the Christmas pile…(making sure to hide it from Nathalie, who rather liked it)IMG_9911

5 comments:

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  2. Gorgeous! Running out of yarn may have been serendipitous; the edge looks wonderful!

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  3. So beautiful! I can't blame Nathalie for wanting to abscond with it -- it looks great on her.

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  4. That is beautiful. I think I'd have a hard time parting with it, but knowing it's going to Mom, means you can borrow!

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  5. Beautiful yarn, lovely pattern, exceptional knitter, wonderful model. Can't ask for anything better!

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