Guys, I’ve attempted to finish this shawl in time for autumn three times. Yes, that means it has been on the needles since 2011. No, there was no good reason for that. The pattern (Taygete by Rosemary Hill) is delightful, I followed it exactly, and love the results. I think I’m just easily distracted!
I love the details: the stripes, the lace, and that interminable picot bind-off. The bind-off actually wasn’t so bad as long as your cable needle doesn’t snap partway through and you trust the pattern. The instructions didn’t make sense in my brain but they worked fine when I just went along with them.
The shawl turned out to be a great size: 80″ wide by 24″ deep. It’s a little bit long and shallow for me to wear draped over the shoulders in the traditional fashion, but it’s absolutely perfect as an ‘I just casually flung this around my neck’ accessory and demands being knit in a luxurious, drapey, soft-as-kittens yarn like Bugga.
Despite my slightly pained expression, I really do love this shawl and look forward to wearing it. Not convinced that the kerchief-style shawl is for you? How about now:
My dashing Fiasco is pulling. it. off. Even though he isn’t small or blonde, there’s just something about a stripey shawl on a man that gives off a decidedly Stephen West vibe. What’s your favorite shawl pattern?
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Looks great! I have a love-hate relationship with picot, because I lovelovelove the way it looks, but I curse myself when I just want to finish the darn shawl already and the cast off just keeps going and going…
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I feel that! Love picot, though.
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Anything by Stephen West is a good shawl, I like this one a lot! It looks great on you and your Fiasco. I’m working on designing a shawl now and seeing this at 80inches makes me want to start over and make it longer.
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This shawl is actually by Romi Hill, but they both make great shawls! Excited to see your shawl! 80″ is pretty long, many are between 50 and 70″ wide.
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I love that last Fiasco shot. He’s giving us a coy look.
So what are you going to cast on now that you’ve finished such a long term project? I find that I get a feeling of knitting-invincibility where I forget how long it took to make a project…. and I want to cast on all the things!
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haha He’s very good at those looks, especially when he’s modeling knitwear!
I’m in the very same cast-on-all-the-things place, definitely! Not sure what is next…
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A magnificent shawl, it must be so satisfying to have finished it after all this time 🙂
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Oh yes, the only thing I love nearly as much as starting projects is finishing them!
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Awesome pics! The shawl looks charming on both you and your guy. (What is the saying on his t-shirt, btw?). Gotta love a shawl with lace, stripes and picots.
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His family likes to get him ‘witty’ t-shirts as gifts. This one says “So far this is the oldest I’ve ever been”… sigh. haha
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Well, crap. The Fiasco shots just about convinced me that I need one for myself.
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Haha, right?! It looks pretty good!
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Not sure I can pick a favourite shawl, but I’m loving the Antarktis shawl I’m working on now. I love patterns knit on the bias.
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