Mirror World
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Triangles mirrored make diamonds. Diamonds stacked make columns. Columns of diamonds and off-set triangles intermingle and play across a crescent of a field. And as they play, they all see themselves in the other. Because triangles mirrored make diamonds, and diamonds halved make triangles.
Knit in one piece from the top down, this shawl begins by casting on 11 stitches at the back of the neck and increasing eight stitches every other row to shape this shawl into a crescent. Finally, an eyelet-increase row is worked just before the bind off to ensure that a thorough blocking is possible.
Yarn: Madelinetosh ‘tosh lace,’ 950 yards (968 meters), 100% superwash merino, 1 skein, shown in ‘curiosity’
Needles: US size 2 (2.75 mm) 40 inch (101 cm) circular, or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: 4 stitch markers, tapestry needle, 1 safety pin or row marker
Gauge: 6.5 sts/inch; 10 rows/inch (6.5 sts/2.5 cm; 10 rows/2.5 cm) in washed and blocked stockinette
Blocked Dimensions: 17.5 inches (44.5 cm) down the center back
Skills Used: reading charts, casting on, binding off, knitting, purling, k2tog, k2togtbl, sl 1-k2tog-psso, slipping stitches, ssk, yarn over, weaving in ends, blocking lace
This pattern is only charted. Though written directions may become available at a future date.
FOs: Handspun
I seem to be on a spinning jag lately. We’ll see how long this lasts, but for the moment at least, I’m considering joining the Tour de Fleece, so there may be lots more spinning to come.
Fiber Used: 100g Wool- Corriedale Finn Rambouillet Cross Sheep
Fiber Source: Spinners Hill while I was at Rhinebeck, this pass fall
Yardage: ~120 yards
Weight: thick and thin, from a fingering to a worsted in places
Fiber Used: 20g total of two unknown fibers, one felt like a wool (the brown ply), and the other like a silk (the green, yellow and brown ply).
Fiber Source: no idea, I think I got them as samples from somewhere
Yardage: 80 yards
Weight: overall a fingering weight, with some thicker spots and some thinner spots.
Fiber Used: 55g of what felt like merino with some metallic sparkle mixed in
Fiber Source: no idea
Yardage: 108 yards
Weight: DK-ish, with lots of thicker and thinner bits.
I’ve played with the look of the blog, and I think I’ll keep this layout around for a bit. If you have an opinion, let me know what you think.
And with that, to all a good-night.
FO: Mirror World
As promised this weekend’s finished object, and tomorrow there will be handspun.
No buy now buttons, just some pretty pictures, and project stats.
Pattern: My own (pattern available soon-ish)
Yarn: Madelinetosh, Tosh Lace, colorway curiosity
Yardage: one 950 yard (868 meter) skein
Yarn Source: Knitty City
Needles: 2.75 mm 36″ circulars
Gauge: 6.5 sts/inch; 10 rows/inch
I’ll also be playing with the layout of the blog this weekend, so if things start moving and changing (possibly drastically), that’s what’s going on.