It's a Wrap…Pun Intended

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 My first Cobweb shawl is off the needles. 
It is wet and being blocked right now. 

*Loved the pattern.  

*Loved the simplicity and ability to watch TV and knit it up.

*I made index cards to follow the rows -

*Loved the cast off: you use a crochet hook and create the edge by crocheting instead of binding off in the traditional fashion.

It is very easy if you know the basics of crocheting. 

*There is another edging option that I may use on the next shawl. 

*Potato chip knitting again?  Yup.  See the Madelintosh Prairie in Baltic colorway.

*This time I will use a bigger needle to get the desired effect. 
I knit the first on the suggested 9's but I'll go up a few ….this time

That's a wrap...


Comments

Grace said…
very very nice!
11:06 AM
Unknown said…
Oooo...a bet the shawl is beautiful all stretched out and blocked. Looking forward to that picture too!!
12:19 PM
Stitchy Mc Floss said…
The shawl is lovely. :)

Ok, I am a 'Tosh ho...so I am in love with your lovely skein of yarn! :)

Happy Knitting.
1:56 PM
Araignee said…
Can't wait to see its "mug shot"!
4:03 PM
elns said…
It's really lovely Kathy! I'm very curious about this crochet edging! I've never done anything like that before. I love that baltic yarn are you going to try it again with that yarn? Do you need just one skein? Such a pretty color!
4:11 PM
Wanderingcatstudio said…
OOh - can't wait to see post-blocking pictures!
4:55 PM
kathy b said…
follow up to Ellens questions:

Ellen,

I do plan the same pattern with the Baltic yarn color :)

I think I have more than enough yardage.

TO crochet the edge you just chain 6, then pull off 4 stitches from your live needle and chain 1 though all four stitches. You repeat across.
Very fun
5:00 PM
SissySees said…
Congrats! It's beautiful. Enjoy!
6:24 PM
Nancy said…
It's fun when a pattern is a delight to knit. I am eager to see it blocked.
7:04 PM
Anonymous said…
Oooooooooooooooooooooooo...Madeline Tosh! Lovely yarn.
8:37 PM
Frieda said…
Nice , looking forward to seeing the blocked shawl ! I've only used Madeline tosh yarn a couple of times and loved it , so worth the $$$ . Love the colour for the next one .
6:01 AM
Meredith said…
I can't wait to see the finished. blocked shawl. I may have to give this a go as I can not seem to be able to do anything intricate at this point in my life. Hugs to you and Happy Weekend,
Meredith
8:29 AM
Katherine said…
It is gorgeous and I love the Baltic blue! I may have to look up that pattern and try one.
10:27 AM
Judy S. said…
Pretty! Love the new color, too. There's another pattern (The Easy Triangle Shawl) that uses the same cast off. You're right, it's fun and pretty.
4:03 PM
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