The old accept everything, the middle aged suspect everything and the young know everything. Fortune cooky, 2006.

Thursday, October 13, 2005

Two clues done on the shawl 



I love this yarn! It is called Baby Silk and is 80% alpaca and 20% silk. The color in the picture is not accurate, it is too red. The yarn is call cinnabar, and the color is a lovely orange/brown. I pinned the shawl out enough to see the pattern (I love the little cat paws all over it!). The lace will show more once the shawl is finished and blocked. I am using size 4 (US) circulars, and the shawl measures roughly 14" long at the top and 8" from top to point. Since I have the picture in a large size to show details, the yarn looks fatter than it really is. It is truly a lace yarn, gauged on the label as 28 stitches to 4 inches on size three needles.

I have no idea if I will end up with a large or small shawl. I think I am on the smaller side of the projects gauge, but with three more clues to go, it's hard to tell the final size. If it seems small, I am sure I can add a border.

These first two weeks it was easy to finish the clues within the week timeframe. I am up to 78 stitches now, I am sure it will get harder to finish as the size increases.

CW
Posted by: Cindy / Thursday, October 13, 2005
Comments:
Bee-you-ti-ful! I love how the lace shows with your yarn, and silk/alpaca? Yum!
# posted by Anonymous Ann : 10:08 PM
 
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