Way back in June, I cast on a shawl for a knit-along that Under the Olive Tree Knits was hosting. It was a summer-long KAL and she’s offering the pattern free through the end of August, and there are prizes if you follow the rules found on her blog (among other places). I’d been wanting to knit this shawl anyway, and I had the prettiest skein of yarn for it, and I thought I’d have no problem finishing a one-skein shawl in two months. Well. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I’ve had an eventful summer, and my knitting mojo hasn’t always been present, plus other things have taken precedence to this project. But I’m happy to report that after returning from vacation, I committed to this shawl and finished it yesterday!
This was a fun, meditative knit. I love how she designed those lace triangle sections, and once I got the hang of the pattern, it was easy to take it with me anywhere. And the yarn is gorgeous! I love the hints of purple and yellow.
I do wish I’d checked my yardage more carefully before picking my yarn. The skein I chose was 100 grams but only 400 yards, and I ran out of yarn on the last right-side row of the lace pattern. Instead of doing several rows of garter before binding off, I just did two rows of garter and the bind-off in a complementary yarn, and I don’t even notice the slight color difference. Still, if I make it again, I’ll make sure to find a more generously sized skein.
Now I’ve got a case of finish-itis — I’m ready to pull out another shawl WIP before I cast on something new!
Pattern: Sun Glitter Shawl by Under the Olive Tree Knits
Yarn: Concorde by Less Traveled Yarn in color Lagoon
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I enjoyed knitting this one too, but I’ll admit that by the time I finished it I was read for it to be done. Yours looks lovely! Did you have trouble blocking it? It took me a long time to figure out how it wanted to be shaped.
I had a little trouble. I knew I wanted the points along the side, but getting them tugged out just right took my a while!
At first I thought it was going to be more crescent-shaped, then I realized it should be triangular, and then I couldn’t figure out the best way to open up the lace the way I wanted. But I did enjoy the end result!