December 23, 2009

Put on another sweater

When I was little and moaned that the house was cold in the winter, I was to put on another sweat shirt. Mom always said, that when you paid the heating bills yourself, you'll have a lot more tolerance for cold... and well, she's right. It's been cold, cold, cold, but the heat and fireplace were only lit, after dark.



But, a shawl knit in heavier weight yarn can be so cozy and warm.



although, I followed the instructions to this pattern (Cheryl Oberle's Highland Triangle), there were several things that didn't work exactly as planned. You can see here, that there is a slight flair at the edge, even with a hard block.




The edging doesn't flair when laid flat.




Picking up the edging from the center (with the number of stitches in the instructions, resulted in a slightly holey edging, so I stitch down the edging with one strand of the yarn.



I love the colour of this yarn though. A slightly raspberry red, as opposed to fire engine red.



and the center is sweet.

I'm really please that I've managed to post all the presents and cards now (the last 5 presents were a total nightmare, as I was left waiting for things to arrive so that I could wrap them and post them and the queues at the post office were appalling, even if everyone waiting was in a fairly good temper). Having some time off, really made all the difference.

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Comments

happy new year!

the shawl's lovely -- and i love the shade of red!

Posted by: Emy at January 13, 2010 03:52 AM

loved your shawl enjoy the flare it is what makes your shawl unique
here we are getting too much sun not bad today though

Posted by: elizabeth at December 29, 2009 11:55 PM

The shawl is beautiful and looks so warm!

Posted by: Deborah at December 28, 2009 06:05 PM

Your shawl is so very beautiful and cozy. I know I keep a shawl nearby to warm me while wearing so that I can use the furnace less.

Posted by: Sarah at December 28, 2009 01:03 PM

Congratulations!
The shawl is beautiful. The yarn is gorgeous, and I kind of like the bit of flare at the edge.

Posted by: BigAlice at December 25, 2009 07:47 AM

The shawl looks lovely! It does help to have one to wrap up in on cold days, doesn't it? And you knit it in such a wonderfully warm color that just looking at it could make you all warm inside!

Posted by: inglesidebelle at December 24, 2009 11:43 PM

Have a Merry Christmas and a relaxing New Year! Thank you fir sharing and motivating over the year! Lu

Posted by: Lu at December 24, 2009 11:41 PM

Gorgeous! I bet the flared edge doesn't effect the warmth at all. I looks so cozy!

Posted by: brenda at December 24, 2009 03:53 PM

That is a beautiful shawl. Really lovely.
Have a wonderful Christmas and light the fire !

We find it more economical, through the winter, to keep the fire permanently lit. It reduces the use of central heating, giving the whole house a background warmth, and you use less coal if you don't keep lighting it from cold.

Posted by: Emma at December 24, 2009 12:01 PM