FO: Different Lines

I finally bound off Different Lines at knitting group last night – and I wore it to work today.  This is exactly the right time of year to have a little knitted goodness wrapped up around the neck.

This shawl is a bit tricky to wear, however.  The shape isn’t quite triangular – see? Fortunately, this sock yarn knit on US 5 needles in garter stitch is very stretchy and drapey, so you can pull it out of shape a little bit.

I love the modern, asymmetrical look – but human bodies are symmetrical, so keeping this thing on takes a bit of doing.  Still, I adore these colors and I’m really pleased with the final result.  Knitting it was mindless fun, too.In other news, my Vodka Gimlet yarn arrived this week.  I need to photograph it so I can share.

Different lines, different shape

Isn’t the shape of this WIP intriguing?  This pattern is brilliantly simple.  I cast on at the top of the photo, at the blue tip.  I’ve been increasing one stitch every 2 rows down the right side of this.  Since it’s garter stitch, that gives me a neat 45 degree angle.  But the short rows cause the whole thing to curve.  Notice how the green stripes aren’t “rows” so much as “wedges.”  At the short end of the wedges, each stripe is one garter ridge wide – the stripes are equal.  See?But because the fabric keeps increasing, the wedges must grow wider to get to the other end:I have 3 more green wedges to go, and then the whole thing will be capped off with a nice, deep, blue edge.

Ingenious.  I just love this pattern.  Different Lines by Veera Välimäki.  Just another great way to use sock yarn.