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Fo: A field of red poppies

Feb 23rd, 2010 | By wool gatherer | Category: Finished Objects

My first lace shawl was an Evelyn Clark, the Swallowtail (I have knitted that twice). This is my first return to Evelyn’s designs. I like this one even more than the Swallowtail and wonder why it has received so little interest in comparison.

Details and gallery.

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Evenstar 1:2

Feb 15th, 2010 | By wool gatherer | Category: KAL, Knit, Lace, Shawl

I completed the first “clue” of the mystery shawl tonight. There is a photograph, here It has not gone smoothly. I used the Thom Christoph circular cast-on. The link given in the pattern to a photo tutorial defeated the pair of us. Mr L did find me a You Tube video that was more helpful. [...]

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Evenstar Mystery Shawl

Jan 25th, 2010 | By wool gatherer | Category: KAL, Lace, Shawl

Time to start a new post series for the Evenstar Mystery Shawl KAL! Evenstar is the opener to a new series of designs, inspired by The Lord of The Rings trilogy, by Susan Pandorf of Sunflower Designs. It is a circular shawl, of around 6 feet in diameter (I think) and has a beaded edging [...]

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Froth progress: 5th Nov, 2009 – feeling edgy

Nov 5th, 2009 | By wool gatherer | Category: Knit, Lace, Shawl

Another KAL shawl – a small fichu, extended triangle type

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A Little Bit of Froth and nonsense

Nov 4th, 2009 | By wool gatherer | Category: Knit, Lace, Shawl

Another KAL shawl – a small fichu, extended triangle type

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Log Lace Shawl Progress: 03/11 Romping through it

Nov 3rd, 2009 | By wool gatherer | Category: KAL, Lace, Shawl

Progress report on the UK-RAk Shawl KAL. Colors Squared aka Log Lace, Log Cabin shawl in Noro Kureyon sock yarn

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Log Lace aka Colors Squared

Nov 2nd, 2009 | By wool gatherer | Category: KAL, Knit, Lace, Shawl

The pile of squares is mounting up nicely… I have two still to border, and one last square to knit. Five fill-in triangles are needed as well, then I can get it all stitched together and pick up the border.

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