Monday, November 28, 2011
Swatching for a Shawl
I've been swatching for a new shawl design. It's based on an Estonian stitch pattern. I just have to figure out how to get the gradual curve I'm looking for and how/where to insert partial repeats at the sides. I am also trying to find a compatible edging. It needs to be simple because this stitch pattern is more complex. Here is the initial swatch:
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I do like that pattern. I always find it hard to add patterns as you increase the number of stitches. Do you use graph paper? I find it easier to have the large number of stitches and then decrease up to the neck edge.
There are a few very nice and very simple simple lace edgings in Jane Sowerby's book Victorian Lace Today. Best of luck with this.
Hi,
I just finished reading Nancy Bush-Estonian Lace. I have never made any lace garment before and just love the Estonian style. So I ordered 'shetland lace' from the United Kingdom. Should be here this week and I will be making a wedding shawl for my niece for her August wedding. Today I found your blog and really appreciate learning more. thank you
Thanks, Winifred. I have that book and I will give it a look. I have charting software but I haven't spent enough time learning to use it. I'm going more for a crescent or gradual curve and not a triangle. The pattern is directional and so I think I will have to start from the bottom and work up.
Zosfia,
I would love to see your lace shawl as you progress or when you are finished. I will try to post more to the blog soon. Mary
I like to see more of this work, it is more flexible than mine. Jan(knitter).
I like to see more of this work, it is more flexible than mine. Jan(knitter)
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