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Punainen Swallow Tail Shawl on neulottu Baby Ull langasta 3,5 mm puikoilla. Neuloin Budding lace -kaaviota neljäntoista sijasta 19 kertaa, ja huivista tulikin sopivan iso vaan ei liian. Lankaa kului 150 g vaa´alla mitattuna, mutta kolme 50 g kerää ei riittänyt ja neljättä kerää tarvittiin muutamaan viimeiseen kerrokseen. Pingotuksen jälkeen pitkän sivun pituus 150 cm, huivin korkeus 73 cm.
Red Swallow Tail Shawl was knitted of Baby Ull with 3,5 mm circular needle. I knitted 19 repeats of Budding Lace, instead of 14, and ended up with a scarf big enough. Finished shawl weighed 150 grams, but three 50 g balls was not enough. I needed the fourth ball for a few rows.
2009
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Lilac Leaf Shawl is the first item to knit from Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush. I bought two 50 g skeins of Wetterhoff Silvia (wool+silk), and used 70 g (700 m) of it. The pattern called for 3,75 mm needles, but I knitted my shawl with 3,5 mm circular instead, so I ended up with a little narrower shawl than in the book. My shawl is sized 16½ by 62 inches. I added two repeats in the center part to add length, and it´s still not as long as in the book, but it´s long enouhg for me. The center pattern was easy but not boring, and the shawl only has some nupps, not too much but enough to tell that it´s hand knitted, as the nupps can´t be made by machine. The shawl was started from one end. Then you knitted until you had knitted the nupp pattern on the other end too, then set the whole thing aside. Then you started again, knitted the lace edge pattern and grafted the two parts together. This way both ends are similar. I love the shawl, the pattern is nice, the yarn is soft. I like it a lot.
2009
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First I received this thin soysilk, Conjoined Creations Pastimes too, color Rust, as a part of a wonderful birthday gift. Then the newest issue of Knitty came out, and there was a pattern called Aeolian shoulderette. I had to join these two, especially since the yarn had been purchased at Sedona, Arizona. I knitted the soft and thin yarn with 3,5 mm lace-Addi circular needle. I did´t add the beads, but knitted every nupp as in the pattern. Thin, lightweight, lovely little shawl!
2009
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Vernal Equinos Surprise Shawl was my first surprise pattern ever. The pattern was given clue by clue, and you didn´t know how it would turn out when you started knitting. It was a nice experience, and the result is very pleasing. I knitted it of Lanett with 3,5 mm lace-tip Addi circular needles. I omitted one clue, because I would have run out of yarn if I didn´t, and still the shawl ended up big. I cast off by knitting, not crocheting, because I didn´t want the shawl to look like a doily. I am happy with the way the edge doesn´t look too fancy now, and how it´s stretchy enough. The color is not quite me, but I knitted this shawl for someone else for a spring surprise, not for myself. Big picture Another picture
2009
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Another Swallowtail Shawl of Novita Florica. This time the color is dark green. I knitted with 3,5 mm lace-Addi circular. Somehow I got to use more yarn into this than the first one. 3 50 gram balls were enough, though, with some left over.
2008
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I bought this yarn (Novita Luxus Cloud; 65% wool, 35% bamboo) for another small shawl, but gauge was not correct and I had to change plans. I ended up knitting the yarn into Weavers Wool Mini Shawl. 5 mm needles made fluffy fabric of the soft yarn. The pattern urges to block the shawl, but I didn´t. I am afraid it would loose the looks it has now. I had three balls of yarn, 50 grams each, and I used it all.
2008
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Swallowtail Shawl was very nice to knit and it is very pretty. The yarn is Novita Florica, 100% wool, and I used a bit more than two balls of it. I knitted the shawl with 3,5 mm lace-Addi circular. The nupps were slow to knit and at first they seemed a lot of work, but they were worth knitting. They add a lot into the design. The shawl is not very large. In fact it´s just the right size to be wrapped around the neck like in the photo. In lack of a shawl pin I use a brooch to keep it wrapped up. Otherwise you would have to keep wrapping it constantly.
2008
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Another Ene´s scarf, of red Novita Florica (100% wool) this time. I used 170 g of it, and knitted with 3,5 mm Lace Addi´s, again.
2008
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Ene´s scarf (pattern by Nancy Bush, from Scarf Style) is big, beautiful and hopefully warm too. I enjoyed knitting this rough-ish sport weight yarn with my brand new Lace-Addi´s (3,5 mm, 80 cm). Knitted cast-on was new to me. It is well worth the effort to block the scarf when finished knitting. A lace scarf is not finished until it´s blocked. I will need this sometimes indoors during winter, but it´s pretty enough to wear out of the house too. Detail.
2008
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Knitted shawl of thin 100% wool yarn. Size of the shawl is appr. 22 x 64 inches.
2005
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The pattern for this lace scarf is here.