07.26.08
Wrap me up in Noro
I’ve been quietly working on my Wrap Me Up Shawl, and I’ve made enough progress to share some photos! This is such a great pattern. It’s a modular shawl pattern knitted in self-striping yarn, so each section looks totally different – think of a sampler done in related colors.
I’m using Noro Silk Garden in color 241 – nice mix of purples, greens, magenta, and a bit of rust (looks much better than that sounds!). The second photo is much closer to the actual yarn colors. I’ve just finished the first beaded section – the beads I chose are a bit iridescent, so they catch the light very nicely. I’m very pleased with the effect!
This modular knitting is very addictive!
Take care,
Sue
Tasha said,
July 27, 2008 at 11:48 am
That is really pretty- thanks for pointing me to that pattern – I’m not exactly a traditional shawl person & this is just beautiful & different. I love it.
Alice said,
January 29, 2009 at 11:10 pm
I’m knitting this pattern and enjoying it but I am puzzled about one of the blocks and wonder if you are willing to try to help me. Instructions for block 16, the one with the triangles, is not clear to me. Does each triangle lead into the next one or are they knitted separately? this may make more sense to me as I knit it but right now I’m wondering how this will work. Any help would be appreciated. TIA.
Sue said,
January 30, 2009 at 10:06 am
Hi, Alice – I recall finding the instructions for Block 16 to be a bit confusing too. You will be knitting one triangle at a time, and each new triangle will be joined to the previous alone one edge as you knit the new one.
For example, at the end of the first triangle, the pattern says you will have 40 stitches on your needle. But for the next triangle, you will not knit across those 40 stitches, just leave them on your needle. Then you’ll start off small in the point of the new triangle, and as you proceed, you will join the new one to the previous triangle one row at a time, by doing SSK when the pattern tells you to. This will make a lot more sense when you actually do it – it’s actually very cool and fun to knit.
If you’re feeling a little nervous about this section, keep in mind that you’re knitting this as a separate piece that you join to your shawl later, so if you aren’t pleased with how it looks after 2-3 triangles, just rip it out and try again!
Hope that helps!
Sue