HELPING A FRIEND

         My friend crocheted the body of this shawl, but was unable to decipher the directions for the lace edges.  I typed the directions in a large easy-to-read format for her, but soon realized that she did not have enough crocheting experience to make the lace.

        I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of completing this beautiful shawl.  The pattern is "On the Town Shawl" from redheart.com.  It is rated EASY.  I found the directions to be accurate, but a bit difficult to follow.

        This lovely shawl will be a late Christmas present for her daughter's MIL who lives in St. Louis and truly enjoys wearing shawls.

 



MY K.I.S.S. SHAWL

This was an easy and quick shawl to make. The pattern is K.I.S.S. Triangle Shawlette (Keep It Simply Satisfying) by Brenda Whitehead. It is called "shawlette" because her pattern calls for fingering weight yarn. I made it with Rainbow Classic brushed yarn which is in category 5 (bulky) from Joann's Fabrics and used a size 11 circular needle. It was a fun knitting project!

THE SHAWL IS FINISHED

I am excited to show the finished project. It has been quite an experience making this shawl, as I have only done small projects in recent years. The longest rows took ten minutes to knit across. I think a circular needle with bamboo points may have worked better for me because I found these Addis to be quite slippery for this suede yarn. Needless to say, I am proud of how nice it looks, and I know my sister-in-law will like it.

PROGRESS REPORT

I have been working diligently on this shawl and now have done 110 rows. It takes me six minutes to complete a row now. The pattern calls for 176 rows. It is 16 inches long at the center. I was surprised that this suede yarn splits quite easily. Sometimes I need extra light to knit this black yarn, so I bought a small battery Ott light at Office Depot. It cost only $20 and uses three AAA batteries. This little gizmo really lights up my knitting!

A SURPRISING REQUEST

For Christmas, my sister-in-law got this beautiful suede yarn with the pattern and needles to make herself a shawl. She can knit but is not proficient, so she asked me to make it for her. Needless to say, I am thrilled to oblige.