Knitting prayer shawls is a growing trend in churches, that is picking up as more young women (and men) start to pick up needles. I thought a site that has lovely, easy patterns would be a good idea.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Navdanya shawl is debugged!
The borders on the edges aren't as messy looking in real life as the camera made it appear!
I finished the second knitting of the Navdanya shawl, using the directions I posted up here and I believe I've found and corrected all the bugs, so it should be working great now!
This is the part that gave me the most grief!
This one was knit in recycled Cashmere I got at the Twice Sheared Sheep on ebay - I used around 1600 yards but knit with three strands together for most of it - the one skein was only 330 yards and when I used that up, about 12 rows from the end, I knit on with just two strands for a lacier edge.
I really love how this turned out in a lacier yarn! Thus far all the pictures I've seen are of it in the Worsted Weight. This was knit on size 10 circulars, and cost around $23!
Thank you to my friend Martha who was willing to pose in this shawl for me! She raises dairy sheep and sells the most incredible cheeses at grower's markets in Chester Co. PA! Her brand name is Highland Farms.
Lovely pattern. I made this shawl, but I would think that adding 1-2 more pattern repeat will be nice. It will then cover the front body as well.
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