Shetland Triangle
Pattern: Shetland Triangle, by Evelyn A Clark, from Wrap Style.
Yarn: Merino/Tencel single, handspun by me.
This was my first shawl. I never felt the call of the shawl. They don't really fit into my wardrobe, and I never really saw much use for them. How wrong I was! I want to knit nothing but shawls. What a pleasure to knit. And the blocking! Oh, the blocking. I'd heard tales of how wonderful it would be, but nothing really prepared me for the magical experience of blocking a lace shawl. I felt like a superhero.
I knit this with a single, and I had some worries about the twist, but it was just fine. After I skeined the single I soaked it and then weighted it (horrors!) while it dried to make it easier to knit with. And it was an excellent use of a single; I can see myself spinning more singles now and using them for lace.
posted by Cheryl @ 9:58 AM
45 Comments:
wow, Cheryl!! it is beautiful!
And it is so soft. (Your mom had to show everyone last night!) Great work as usual keep it up!!
Oh my! Cheryl, it's absolutely stunning! And those photos are fantastic.
So beautiful! Please bring it for show and tell (and petting) Wednesday.
Your shawl is stunning! Looks like your found your knitting niche...and it looks beautiful on you!
Lovely. Simply lovely. Despite the heat, I now want to knit a lace shawl.
Just beautiful.
Gorgeous shawl. And that last shot with the shawl gently floating and the shadow? Spectacular. Truly.
Oh Cheryl, it's just beautiful! The color, the handspun, the pattern, all come together so nicely.
so pretty... i love the color the stitch everything
and i too might reconsider the shawl.
the photos are beautiful too.
Lovely! Very, very lovely! The shawl, tha yarn, the pictures and the model!
Absolutely beautiful!
Absolutely gorgeous! I was bitten by the lace bug long ago, but seeing this makes me want to run and pick up my needles or jump on my spinning wheel. Too bad I can't do both at once!
too good :)
perfect!
that is the most beautiful version of the Shetland Triangle I've seen so far. Absolutely gorgeous.
Lovely! It's so wispy and delicate. Welcome to the cult of the shawl.
You *are* a superhero! Simply stunning. And with singles! You're a wild woman AND a superhero.
oh cheryl! now THAT is just so pretty! such a great color on you (is that you?). i am addicted to making shawls too. even though i am SO not a scarfy, shawl-y type, i use them all the time at home in the wionter (i'm always cold). even a very light weight shawl is quite warm becasue it traps airs between the holes! and, it makes you feel so special to have it on! congratulations and welcome to the club!
You spun the yarn!? It's beautiful..more than beautiful. It's so elegant and etherial. Spectacular job and wear her well.
Gorgeous! Seriously beautiful shawl and fantastic pics. I think this is hands down my fave of the Shetland Triangles I've seen in blogland.
Stunningly beautiful and using your own handspun singles?I'm speechless.
Wow! That's just gorgeous!
What a truly beautiful shawl! And you must be proud of yourself not only for knitting it, but also for spinning the yarn you used! Congratulations!
Absolutely beautiful! Shawls are addictive, aren't they? :)
That is SO beautiful and delicate looking. And the color really matchoes your blog, too. Gorgeous!
Okay Goddess, first there is a spectacular matching photo shoot (sea and sky with shawl). Then there is the beautiful job with the lace. And THEN it has to be handspun. AND THEN it's a single. I'm SO out of my league here.
Amazingly beautiful - and I am so very impressed that you created this from fluff ;o)
Oh, the long slippery slope of lace shawl knitting. Welcome to the abyss. ;-)
It looks lovely on you, and of course you realize that it *does* fit into your wardrobe, right? Because it does.
The shawl is beautiful Cheryl! Where exactly are you being photographed, because I want to go right now...smile!
oh my oh my that is stunnigly beeeeutiful!! wonderful photos!!
I have wanted to make that shawl for some time! Yours came out beautiful. I haven't thought about using singles! Perhaps I should!
Thanks!
Seriously, Cheryl, that is GORGEOUS. The color is spectacular. And that you spun the yarn. WOWZA.
Stunning! Bring it to spinning, please?
Verra verra nice!
I absolutely LOVE it...pattern, yarn, everything. Congratulations! (I may have to revisit the idea of singles!)
You have made SUCH a beautiful shawl - and the photos are striking. Great color and style, it is very flattering.
Love it! Great job!
that is drop dead gorgeous!
That is amazing! You are one talented woman! You also have gorgeous photos here. Love it.
Oh my goodness, that's incredibly lovely! It looks like it could just float away on a light breeze. And you spun the yarn yourself! What an accomplishment. Respect is due.
It's gorgeous. Well done!
What a fabulous shawl. I looks amazing!
Cheryl that is gorgeous. I appreciate your modeling it. Just too beautiful. I can't wait to see it in person.
Oh that is STUNNING. What glorious thing you've made there.
I'm commenting a year later but I just had to, I was directed here from another blog. It is absolutely gorgeous. Yes, the magic of a shawl has gotten to me too. I felt much the same before my first one and now I have to have one on the needles at all times. Yours is amazing.
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