FO: Cheryl Oberle's Domovoi shawl

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:34:59 -0500, "Shillelagh"
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"WoolyGooly" wrote in message
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I'd have to vote with Shillegh (never do spell that right, dammit!) on
this one.

Heh, heh - you're close. ;D S-H-E-L-A-G-H


The Oberle book is just shawl patterns - and well-written
ones at that. Waterman is about 60% lace stitches, some "how to build
a shawl" chat, a bit of "how to wear a shawl properly" (which I figure
ought to be fairly intuitive but what do I know) and maybe half a
dozen patterns in the back.

Having said that I'm now considering some of the shawl patterns in the
bakc of Waterman...

I love Folk Shawls. I am just having a hard time deciding which to
knit next. I knit the Lacy Prairie Shawl out of some hand-dyed
mohair/wool/silk blend, really lovely and warm. I am thinking of the
Wool Peddler's Shawl - I have red mohair for that one - or the Sampler
Shawl - or or or. I think it's easier to use for beginners, the
patterns are mostly written out as well as charted.

Alison

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WoolyGooly wrote:
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:15:53 +0000 (UTC), (Stef) wrote:


[delurk]
That's really beautiful! I just knit a Moebius scarf in Mountain Goat.
It's wonderfully soft yarn.

Thanks! I like the yarn too - but at this gauge it sheds mohair like
it's going out of style. There were also a lot of knots (both the
mill type joining strands within the plied yarn AND the overhand "oops
the yarn broke" varieties) that didn't make me happy, but fortunately
my Russian splicing skills are sharp.

I don't recall knots in my skein, guess I got lucky.

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