As the name suggests, this shawl uses yarn I bought at KnitCamp 2015* to make a Nurmilintu shawl like that worn by Inner City Guild friend, 1funkyknitwit, during camp. It will come as no surprise that there are, cough, cough, a couple of changes to the original pattern.
I love the drape of 1funkyknitwit’s shawl (Ravelry project link) so decided to follow her example and knit mine on 4.5mm needles, which is larger than suggested in Heidi Alander’s pattern. However, once I got started, I began to wonder about the tension. Is 1funkyknitwit a tight or loose knitter? Would the 379 metres of yarn be enough if I were using larger needles? I decided to play safe and start the first lace section a little earlier – when I had 9 stitches fewer than instructed, since the pattern repeat is 9 stitches wide. I then continued to knit each section so that I finished with nine stitches fewer than stated in the pattern. I knitted the final lace section and still had yarn over. A not-insubstantial amount for someone who likes to use every last inch. I knitted the first 6 rows of the lace section again. Still plenty of yarn. I knitted the middle 6 rows. Yarn left? Yes. I knitted the last five rows and realised I didn’t have enough for the picot cast-off so I just did a stretchy cast off. I cut it more than a little fine – that tail dangling down is all that was left!
Since there were no picot points I just threaded a wire through the edge and blocked the two shorter sides straight. I pulled the curvy hypotenuse side into shape and pinned it. This meant far less back-breaking time crawling round on the floor. The result is a shawly-kind-of-scarf that works as well over your shoulders as round your neck.
*The yarn is Debbie Bliss Fine Donegal (95% wool, 5% cashmere). It comes in large 100g balls and has lovely tweedy flecks in it. My teal colour has flecks of blue and turquoise. KnitCamp 2015 was run by the Knitters’ Guild of NSW and I wrote in more detail here.
Kepanie said:
I love this teal. The lace is wonderful.
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soknitsome said:
I think I like greens and teal more than I would’ve admitted, looking at my stash!
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joyknitsinoz said:
Lovely, Sally.
I understand that Knitcamp is every alternate year, I’ll keep it in mind for 2017. However The Craft Sessions are annual and like you I have just had a wonderful crafty weekend away.
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soknitsome said:
You should! Yes, it is every other year. Where are The Craft Sessions? I haven’t heard about them. Glad you had a great weekend of crafting. 🙂
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joyknitsinoz said:
Held at the Yarra Valley conference centre, east of Melbourne. Check out the blog photos.
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kiwiyarns said:
It looks lovely on you! I think knitting it at a looser tension has made it nicer actually.
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soknitsome said:
Thank you! It’s certainly nice and airy and drapey!
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wolfberryknits said:
Beautiful work! this is in my queue, I think it just moved up a notch 🙂 like it on that size needle, too.
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. I look forward to seeing yours, should it work its way to the top of your queue!
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Andrea @ This Knitted Life said:
Gorgeous! The perfect size. And just in time for fall. How perfect!
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soknitsome said:
Thank you!
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Julia said:
ABSOLUTELY stunning! Ohhh, I love this shawl (I started my own today -finally!), it looks great … And your version is wonderful. Dark blue suits you so well, and I love the last photo – you look so happy and proud (and rightly so!) 🙂 Congrats!!
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soknitsome said:
Thank you. I’m a bit wary with dark colours but I think as long as I stay away from black, they sometimes work!
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Julia said:
Black would probably a bit much (unless you really use MakeUp) … But I like this combination very well, because the shawl provides a nice accent to the blue longsleeve. 🙂
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yarnsneak said:
What a fantastic job! Well done!
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soknitsome said:
Thanks. It was a very enjoyable project.
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Woollen Wilderness said:
What a beautiful shawl, I adore the colour!
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soknitsome said:
Thank you! I think I like this colour more than I realised!
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