I’ve had this week off work, and was all full of plans to do lots of lovely crafty things, but some sort of perverse reverse psychology thing meant that as soon as I found myself with dedicated time to make things, I immediately didn’t want to and had no mojo at all for anything other than knitting very long rows. Which was just as well, as the last few rows of Pamuya were very long indeed, at getting on for 350 stitches.
The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that I’ve changed the edging – this was partly because I was running out of yarn, but mostly because I didn’t like the peaked lacy edging on the pattern, it doesn’t seem to go with the straight lines of the rest of the shawl to me.
So I changed it to four knit rows, one eyelet row, three more knit rows, and a stretchy cast off, which I like better. I deliberately didn’t block it to a sharp point, I let the last bit curve round a little bit.
It’s a reasonable size, 58” x 26”, although considering that I used all of my 162g skein bar a tiny bit, it could have been bigger – I’ve had shawls about that size from 100g skeins. But I guess it’s down to the pattern, which is mostly solid, which just odd bits of lace in the eyelet rows and the wave rows.
I mirrored the M1 increases either side of the central stitch, and started off mirroring the k2togs on the eyelet row with ssks on the other side, but then I realised that the tiny cross pattern didn’t mirror, and I couldn’t be bothered trying to work out how to make it, so I gave up and just did it as written. Galloping horses and all that.
Details – the pattern is Pamuya, by Alexandra Wiedmayer, the yarn is Wollmeise 100% merino in colour Magnolie Light. I used 162g, which was all of one skein, and had about 2g left. I changed the edging as described above.
I like the finished shawl, but the denser tiny cross stitch sections do seem to pull in a bit when you’re trying to wrap it round you, it’s a pretty stitch pattern, but I’m not sure it’s the best one to combine with the other two, at least not practically – visually it’s a nice contrast.
I wondered if you’d run out of yarn! Having followed your progress, I think my skein of Magnolie-light will become something else, as I rather like the edging on the original pattern! Thanks for the warning – I’d have been cursing myself if I’d started it and then run out! I do like the combination of stitch patterns, and the yarn shows them off perfectly.
you are stomping through your wollmeise, aren’t you?
truth be told, i’m a little afraid to break into mine. it’s silly really – it’s there to be used but if i use it, i won’t “have it” anymore :(
i’m really enjoying seeing your craft room come together; good job!