I finished my Nightsongs shawl on Friday. Today I took advantage of the amazing light in my new apartment to take some FO shots. I got 8 repeats of the pattern, I had 10 grams of my beautiful yarn leftover, not enough for another repeat, I'm glad I made it as big as I could. It's not that I really wanted a big shawl, it's just that I didn't want to waste any yarn!
The finished shawl has a lovely sheen to it, that was of course very difficult to capture in photographs, I guess you'll just have to take my word for it.
Though this pattern has it's flaws, once I figured it out I really enjoyed it. I like that it has an organic leaf shape. It's kind of funny, because back when I knit my Adamas shawl, one of the things that I liked about it was the linear, geometric pattern. It seems that right now I lean more towards fluid lines in my lace, we're all aloud to change our minds right? I am particularly fond of the border, all those little yarn overs that form a v-shaped grid. I like that it doesn't have a million little points, but fewer exaggerated points that flow out from the leaves. If I knit this shawl again, which I think I will, I would omit the double yarn-overs in the center and instead just do a single, I'm not sure the double really adds anything other then a really big hole!
It has a lovely drape doesn't it?
The shawl is beautiful Tan, it reminds me of Peacock feathers more than leaves, especially in that color. You are so talented!
ReplyDeleteI love this shawl Tanis! It reminds me of a peacock!
ReplyDeleteThat shawl is gorgeous! I love the pointy edges! :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shawl, lovely yarn. And the colour you selected really suits the pattern beautifully.
ReplyDeleteamazing!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteque numero de agujas utizaste, me gustaria q quedara bien calado, esta precioso!
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