Friday 24 October 2014

FO - Sea Leaves shawl

I had a bit of a love-hate relationship with this pattern. There was an error in the written instructions which hadn't been corrected and then some areas where it was a bit unclear. I basically lost my faith in the pattern and didn't enjoy knitting it much towards the end. I did use the charts which was my first time using lace charts so I guess that was a bonus.

Was also rather irritated that the yardage for the shawl meant I didn't get to the pink bit in my colour changing yarn. I guess I could have frogged back and made it bigger but by the end I was so sick of it I just wanted it done :(

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Having had that grumble though I'm actually really pleased with how the shawl turned out. Oh apart from the garter tab cast on which doesn't lie flat :-S I'm being rather unfair here as it was a free pattern but meh :-S

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My camera wasn't very happy with the blue colours!

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The beads are really pretty, they're royal blue with an irridescent sheen to them. I fancy using them in another project some time, I need a turquoise shawl I think lol

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So yeah, mixed feelings towards this shawl, glad it's finished and I like how it's turned out :-) The pattern is straight forward but I wouldn't recommend it to a beginner lace knitter unless they were  looking to push themselves. I expect this shawl will get borrowed by my daughters as the weather gets colder lol.

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12 comments:

  1. Sorry about the pattern but wow, I love the result! It is a beautiful shawl and the colours and the tiny beads are a pleasure to see!! Hope you will wear it with pride and joy!
    Happy weekend!

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  2. Ditto! It turned out beautifully in spite of the problems with the pattern and the color changes worked out perfectly.

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  3. I hate when patterns are bad, and even more when the pattern is fine but I am making stupid mistakes. LOL Then I have no one but myself to blame it on. But the finished item is lovely, so there is that to console you.

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  4. Its beautiful!! You pulled it off! It looks great x

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  5. One reason why it sometimes pays to use paid patterns! Also, see this tip on the TechKnitter blog for fixing rolling edges with Latvian surface braids, it might work! http://techknitting.blogspot.com/2014/10/slip-stitch-surface-decoration-fake.html

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  6. The finished shawl look really stunning.

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  7. The colors are gorgeous, the shawl is really very beautiful!

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  8. It's lovely. How frustrating to not love knitting the pattern in the end. I've had a few of those. Hopefully your next project is pattern flaw free.

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  9. Gorgeous! I find some patterns are tech edited perfectly and sometimes not. If they are free I don't expect much and I'm okay with what I get. However, if I've paid I'm like to think that the payment covers some tech editing and test knitting.

    Lovely gorgeous and wonderful!!

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  10. Ooh, the disgruntles. I hope you posted in your project notes the uncorrected errors. The colorway is very pretty, makes one smile. The lace came out very well.

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  11. It is very pretty, what a shame you didn't get to your pink though, it would have looked so pretty with all of the colours. I love the beads you chose.

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