I finally started the second chart of the Cap Shaw this week. Since the pattern is no longer an endless stream of YoK2tog's, it is starting to get interesting again. I on row 101 out of 171, plus I have a huge amount of edge stitches to knit on, so I think I am about 1/4 of the way through.
I did have a bit of a scare with her tonight as I was switching over to a longer circular needle. while I had 1/2 the stitches on one needle and 1/2 on the other, I stretched her out to show my husband her size and lost 10 stitches off the needle. I had visions of when I was working on another shawl and my son pulled the needles out at a crucial point, resulting in a huge frog session, but when I examined the dropped stitches, I was in luck. It was a YoK2tog section, and I had only had one stitch ladder down on row, and it was easy to pick everything else up.
One last thing... While I was googling Victorian Lace Along tonight, I found the German knit along, and have been looking over their photos and FO's. I know a little German, but not enough to read all of their posts.
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The shawl seems to be coming along nicely. Thanks for posting the link to the German knit along. I'm going to go over there and have a peek.
Don't you just love this yarn!
I've just started the Cap Shawl using Kidsilk Haze in the colour Blush. Maybe I should say I have started it twice. Or three times. I just can't decide which needle size to use and I'm wondering if you had any issues. I started with size 6 and thought the center looked too loose; it looks so nice and defined in the photographs. Now I'm on a 4, but I'm afraid that will be too tight. I knit the Icarus shawl in Kidsilk Haze on a 3 -- that's why I thought a 7 might be way too large a needle. (I also just finished the Peacock shawl using a 4 and it's nice and airy.) Any opinion? I know you are using a different yarn. http://theraineysisters.com is where you can find my blog.
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