Late in August I signed up for the Fall Knitalong in Joji Locatelli’s Ravelry group. My plan? To knit two shawls suitable for springtime in the southern hemisphere.
Here’s the first one: my take on Imagine When.
True to form, I’ve made some changes. The pattern is written for fingering/4-ply yarn; I’ve used Schoppel lace weight. I also used thinner needles to suit the thinner yarn (3.5 mm instead of 4 mm). Since I didn’t want to end up with a small neckerchief, I used Bondik’s modifications and knitted more repeats in section two. Because the following sections are all shaped by a series of short rows, having additional stitches at the end of section two meant that all following sections naturally increased, too.
There were, however, a few moments of doubt. I was partway into section six and convinced I had too much yarn left. I shared my uncertainty at knit night and even dared to voice my thoughts of re-doing my shawl. Well-deserved snorts of derision followed. Back home, I laid out the shawl and measured it. I realised that with extreme stretching good blocking, I probably could reach the pattern dimensions. So I finished the section and hoped for the best.
Like always, blocking did its magic and my shawl is exactly the size of the original!
The knitalong runs for two months with plenty of fun and games along the way. The first fun thread was to take your knitting outdoors and post a photo of you and your project. My Wednesday Walking Friend, S, was a great sport and took loads of pictures down at Sydney Harbour and over the bridge to the other side.
I think she was even more determined than me to find the picture.
This week we explored somewhere new together, so naturally my Imagine When came too!
littleblackdogsa said:
Beautiful. The colours are perfect for Spring, specially here in the southern hemisphere.
Love your photos. Just beautiful to your part of the world. 🙂
LikeLike
soknitsome said:
Thank you. The yarn was an impulse buy that I hoped would work for this shawl. And yes, perfect for spring! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Stefanie said:
This is a lovely outcome. I like how the colors are strictly sectioned. I like the watercolor effect. It is definitely spring and summer. I think of watermelon.
LikeLike
soknitsome said:
Thank you. I think it reminds many people of watermelons. It does look so fresh!
LikeLike
kiwiyarns said:
Lovely! I really like that green/pink/white combo, and well done on adapting it to laceweight!
LikeLike
soknitsome said:
The adapting was easy – use suggestions from somebody that’s already done it!
LikeLiked by 1 person
liwella said:
Great photos, and I love the watermelon colours going on there.
LikeLike
soknitsome said:
Thank you!
LikeLike
Beth said:
Beautiful project, great photos! Thanks for sharing.
LikeLike
soknitsome said:
Thank you!
LikeLike