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I finished the Hidcote Garden Shawl yesterday. I was so excited I blocked it immediately after getting it off the needles.
Pattern: Hidcote Garden Shawl by Miriam Felton
Yarn: Jaggerspun Zephyr in Sage
Needles: size 3US Crystal Palace Bamboo
Started: October 15, 2006
Finished: March 6, 2007
This was so much fun to knit. Despite my bitching, I enjoyed every single minute every it. Even the purl rows! I did experience some confusion with a couple of the symbols. The knit stitch on the wrong side rows is a dot. The centered double decrease is a bigger dot. My poor eyes got them mixed up and I started to do CDD’s on the purl side rows. I quickly learned that was the wrong thing to do, but I was sorely tried by the confusion for awhile there.
The shawl is gigantic and it will surely envelope my 5′2″ frame in a complete embrace. I can’t wait for it to dry! And just maybe I’ll be able to get better pictures. No promises though!
In the meantime, I have started the Forest Path Stole. It had a bit of a rough start. I dutifully cast on and knit the 20 rows of seed stitch. Then as I worked the next row, my stitch count was way off. I must have had a moment of dyslexia as I had cast on 114 stitches instead of the prescribed 141 stitches. I felt like such a dunce! So I’ll try again today and see where it takes me. I should be able to count properly this time.
Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions as to what to do with the Misty Jaywalkers. I’m going to try Robbyn’s suggestion and do some decreases around the ankle area. I just hope I’ll still be able to get it over my instep! I’ll be working on them at the Aloha Knitters meeting tomorrow night.
Sue Johnson on 07 Mar 2007 at 3:41 pm #
Opal, your Hidcote is just lovely! You must feel so good about it. I sure would. Congratulations on another heirloom piece. And I love sage. It’s one of my favorite colors.
Susie
craftyminx on 07 Mar 2007 at 4:02 pm #
I’m delurking to tell you that your Hidcote is absolutely beautiful!
debbie on 07 Mar 2007 at 4:36 pm #
hidcote is so beautiful and i love the sage color - so pretty!
AnneH on 07 Mar 2007 at 4:47 pm #
Absolutely gorgeous.
loribird on 07 Mar 2007 at 5:08 pm #
Wow, what a fantastic job - I really love the pattern in that yarn. It’s just beautiful.
craftyminx on 07 Mar 2007 at 5:28 pm #
Thanks! I am using knitpicks lace weight bare. I really like it and its the perfect color to match my friend’s wedding dress.
Jane on 07 Mar 2007 at 6:00 pm #
Dear Opal,
Your Hidcote Shawl is just wonderful! You will be encased in delicate beauty whenever you wear it! I know what you mean about it being fun in spite of the bitching at times. If we really hated it that much we wouldn’t be doing it. Excellent work!
Robbyn on 07 Mar 2007 at 6:20 pm #
Incredibly beautiful! Be proud girl!
Kat on 07 Mar 2007 at 7:28 pm #
Gorgeous!! Definitely a shawl to be proud of.
Jeanne on 07 Mar 2007 at 11:41 pm #
Opal - the shawl is beautiful! I’m so excited that you finished it and hope you post pictures of you wearing it. I love the color - it really looks amazing! Congrats on finishing another amazing item.
Daniela on 07 Mar 2007 at 11:54 pm #
Absolutely gorgeous!
Wendy on 08 Mar 2007 at 1:52 am #
It’s absolutely lovely!
Alison on 08 Mar 2007 at 3:29 am #
Yeah! It’s beautiful, Opal! Beautiful color.
Can’t wait to see your progress on FPS; I’m glad you’ve finally started that, too.
limedragon :-: Harriet on 08 Mar 2007 at 5:13 am #
It’s stunning!! : )
spinjenny on 08 Mar 2007 at 12:57 pm #
That does look wonderful, Opal - congrats! I really need to knit that shawl, perhaps after I finish Icarus.
Therse on 08 Mar 2007 at 1:22 pm #
That’s simply stunning. Enjoy!
Peggy on 08 Mar 2007 at 1:27 pm #
I love the shawl! It is on my list of todos. However, If I ever finish this FLS, I think I will be off shawls for awhile. What yarn are you using for the FLS?
Roseann on 08 Mar 2007 at 3:01 pm #
Hidcote Garden Shawl is gorgeous!!! The stitch definition is beautiful, thank you for including the upclose pictures. I learn about so many pretty patterns from your blog and am very grateful!
Meg on 08 Mar 2007 at 6:41 pm #
Congratulations on a beautiful shawl! Zephyr in sage tops my all-time favourite yarn list!
carrie on 09 Mar 2007 at 3:46 am #
Wow Opal, it is beautiful! (and huge!) I’m glad you finished it after it’s hiatus!
I have seen some beautiful Forest Path Stoles out there. Good luck! (And about the dyslexia - I do that all the time. So annoying!)
Agnes on 09 Mar 2007 at 6:02 am #
Lovely! That’s hard labour of love … for lace!
Meredith on 09 Mar 2007 at 6:26 am #
Opal, it’s WONDERFUL!!!!! And I got a double dose of gorgeous just finished shawls…Grumperina has a newly finished shawl on her blog, too. I needed the inspiration from both of you, because I just moved through a little frogging episode and was pouting.
Congratulations!
lobstah on 09 Mar 2007 at 9:07 am #
Oh, how beautiful! I love everything about it. The color is so elegant.
I can’t wait to see you progress on the Forest Path stole. Sorry about the bad start :(
Barb on 10 Mar 2007 at 6:41 am #
What a beautiful shawl! Something to be proud of!
Kate on 12 Mar 2007 at 10:01 am #
It’s beautiful, I’m amazed. This one is really something to be proud of.