Earning my stripes…
In the final section of this dramatic shawl, the color does all the talking. Wide stretches of each of the contrasting colors, separated by a line of alternating main color stitches, cascade out to the edge. In essence, you end where you began—just on a larger scale. I like the poetry of that.
It comes, however, at the cost of very long garter stitch rows. Not so bad if you’re sitting listening to a presentation, a bit more challenging if you’re trying to get two stripes done so you can put up your next blog post. It took me longer than expected (no true surprise for a sneaky side-to-side version of a top down shawl), but I’m certainly enjoying the payoff. One more strip of gray, and then on to the vibrant colors.
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}
p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; min-height: 13.0px}
span.s1 {font-kerning: none}
I’ve had people stop me and ask me what I’m knitting. It’s the rich colors and the bold graphic design, I think, that catch their eye. That makes me happy, because I know that if it’s that appealing on the needles, it will be even more so once it graces my shoulders. I know I’ll be thrilled whenever someone asks me “Did you make that?” because I’ll get to smile and say “Yes!”
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