’tis the season to share….and there is much to share given that there are many postings in the Skein Lane lineup. I asked Jan for some details on what she literally just finished at this past Friday morning knitting group. Jan says….
- Pattern: Verybusymonkey (all her stuff can be found on Ravelry, bought via download) – “Irish Moss Shawl.”
- Fiber: a Blue Moon (Fiber Arts) yarn that I found at the show in San Mateo – Marine Silk Fingering. 100 grms/3.5 oz/487 yards. The colorway is Sky Blue Pink, and you really do get a shimmer of pink through the yarn as light reflects from it.
- Content: 51% silk, 29% merino, and 20% sea cell rayon.
- Gauge: 28-32 sts per 4 inches on size 1-3 needles.
- Washing instructions: hand wash or dry clean.
“The pattern version used a 435 yd skein of yarn and therefore my skein of 487 yds should have been sufficient, but it wasn’t. Most likely my gauge was the culprit. In any case, the pattern fortunately suggests where to bind off if you’d like the shawl to be shorter n the back or if you’re short on yarn. I thought it might be obvious that I cut it off 4 rows early, but it’s not. The dark purple shawl that I did before this one is also a Verybusymonkey pattern. I LOVE her stuff!”
A couple footnotes from Carolyn here: I did take a couple more photos of Jan modeling her beautiful shawl….but they are nowhere to be found….better hire a new photographer. I just checked out the Verybusymonkey site…..on my….there are many beautiful shawl patterns!
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