Fast FO's

Hey, Knitterati!

When I read the many blogs extolling how easy and quick the Shetland Triangle was, I didn't believe it - but here's mine, 7 days start-to-finish knitting, including 2 additional repeats! It's a crappy pic, but the specs are more important anyway:

RYC Cashcotton 4-ply/197 yds, just under 2 skeins; size 6 circulars; again, a 7 day knit; cold water immersion blocked with wires and pinning, an extra two full days. I bought a sweater/lace blocking wire set by Fiber Fantasy (ech, I ended up pinning it for two days, so there ya go - maybe I need more practice). This will definitely be a go-to pattern for holiday gift giving - in fact, this was a gift and the recipient absolutely loved it! The yarn is wonderful to knit with - it's mostly cotton so it doesn't like to be stretched a lot but it holds blocking well, and the added angora and cashmere give it a nice touch and subtle sheen.

The second FO I completed almost a year ago, but this is a great pattern that's never been posted here and I encourage all of you who have Wrap Style to check out the Shoulder cozy:

I've actually made 2 of these; the first one was a gift to someone who didn't bother to send a thank you (we know the type, don't we?) after I agonized for months over the yarn, color, and button - I'll admit that the knit itself only took 12 days including blocking. It's a beautiful mini-cape and I was irked by the non-response to say the least, so I made one for myself (that'll teach her!) in 9 days. The specs: Knitpicks Sierra/110 yds, a little less than 4 skeins; size 11 circulars; an 8-day knit and 1 day blocking; big ol' thrift store button, about fiddy cents. This is so stylish and quick, and it really does keep the shoulders cozy. It truly makes a great gift - especially the one you give yourself!

My Tweedy Triangle

I just finished blocking this last night. I'm sure most of you know this item, here are the stats:

The Shetland Triangle by Evelyn A. Clark from Wrap Style

Yarn: Rowan Felted Tweed in Dragon #147 (a little over two balls of yarn)

Needles: Knit Picks Options circular US 7- 36"

Modifications: I followed the pattern exactly, only adding a repeat and leaving out the last few rows that would result in the pointy ends (not a fan of the dramatic points).

I love how this turned out, I can say that this will be a favorite for years to come. I love the tweed, it's a nice grey/green with some flecks of white and blue in it. I'm hooked on tweed, makes me want to wrap it around my neck and hop a flight to Dublin. It turned out much more delicate than I thought it would, very light weight. I gave it a really tight blocking, something I didn't do with the Shetland Triangle I made out of the aran weight silk/merino yarn I used previously. I may reblock it again.

About the Knit Picks Options needles, they have changed knitting for me, hands down. I want to buy the whole set and the DPN's. (Hint hint, June birthday coming up, you know who you are) The finish IS like glass and the cord is so soft, it wasn't at all twisted or looped. You can use the needles as either circular or straight with the attachments that come with the cables. Now what to do with all my bamboo needles.

Horse Hound Knit Spin

I love the Shetland Triangle!

I finished the Shetland Triangle a couple of weeks ago. I'm not a shawl girl, but I really loved knitting it up, in fact I've already started another. The yarn is Sundara's Silky Merino Aran (I don't know what it is about this yarn that I can't get a good picture of it, it must be the silk in it), I like the yarn a lot, except for the fact that I have yet to wear the shawl and it is already getting fuzzy. I did one extra repeat and had to order one more skein after I ran out, which makes the shawl a two and a quarter skein project. I only had about seven rows left to knit up when I ran out. Bummer.

At the moment I'm knitting the second Shetland Triangle in Rowan Felted Tweed, it's looking like a great yarn, I'm really happy with how tweedy it is. My only concern is that there may be a lack of stitch definition, I'll knit a few repeats and check it out.

Thanks so much to everyone who helped me start off the shawl when I had questions!

Shetland Triangle in progress

Progress: 65 rows of body pattern

Right now I'm thinking I bought way too much yarn for this project. The pattern called for about 550 yards of yarn. I bought 3 balls of Knitpicks gloss, each with 220 yards of yarn. I'm 65 rows into the body pattern and I'm still on my first ball-o-yarn. The pattern calls for 80 rows of the body pattern, and I'm almost certain I'll still be on my first ball then. Oh well, better too much yarn than too little, right?

Beginning of a Shetland Triangle

Yarn: Knitpicks Gloss - 70% merino 30% silk
Progress: Row 13 of body pattern

I cast on for this shawl a few days ago, and I love how it is knitting up! I was a little nervous about this project at first, as it is my first lace project, but it's turning out to be much easier than I thought it would be. I had a little bit of trouble when casting on and knitting the first 10 or so rows, but now that the pattern is established things are going much smoother.

A peek at my Shetland Triangle WIP

I'm using Sundara Silky Merino Aran yarn and it's a very pretty color (Thank you Brooklyntweed!). I do have a big problem with the consistency of the yarn though, it's flecked with white spots of fiber missing dye. I guess I can say it's on purpose. The yarn is so silky though, like buttah!

I did an extra repeat, nine in all, and I only have eight rows left to finish it and I RAN OUT OF YARN! Shoulda' known. Jeez. So I'm waiting for Sundara to dye me up another hank so I can finish it. It's torture, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this pattern and the yarn is perfect for it. It only took me five days to get so close to finishing it after figuring out the crochet cast-on and the over all structure of the shawl. I brought it to my wonderful LYS to ask how I was progressing, and he said that I was doing so well and that I didn't need to ask him for help anymore if I was knitting this up (I had no idea).

I'm going to start up an other one, I have plans for two more. One in Rowan Felted Tweed color #147, a really pretty green, I'm going to try a swatch of it, who knows, I may not like it. And then another one in the Silky Merino Aran, I may buy the yarn undyed this time and dye it myself.

So until the yarn gets here I'll jut enjoy the raspberry bumps of my unfinished Shetland Triangle. I hope you don't mind the long post, I'm just so excited about this scarf.

Lace from the Sea

The Shetland Triangle shawl is great for conference-knitting when you can't spend every moment looking at your knitting or a pattern.

I knit it from luxurious Handmaiden Sea Silk, easy to knit with and luscious to touch. The yarn is a bit slippery so I recommend using a bamboo needle.

Using 11 pattern repeats to give a 6 ft. width to the shawl, I used all of one ball plus just enough extra to bind off the final row. (I think my husband may knit this same shawl with the second ball and knit only 10 repeats.)

--Hannah at The Purloined Letter

Finished Shetland Triangle

I finished my Shetland Triangle. I'm happy with how it turned out. I used Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool in color #10 on size 8 needles. It took 10 days to knit. I used straight needles until the 9th repeat of the body section because I'm not that fond of my circular needles and I added an extra (for 9 total) body repeat. I skipped the last (purl) row of the edging chart and the last pattern row because I didn't want the points along the edge. It's about 64 inches wide along the top edge and 26 inches from top edge to bottom point. I have a little longer write up and another photo on my blog.

Shetland Triangle

I finally finished my Shetland triangle. Its currently blocking , but it looks beautiful. This was my first attempt at lace work, and I must say that I may try my hand at other lace knits. There are more pictures on my blog.
Happy Holidays

started a Shetland Triangle

I'm to the neck part of my Wandering Aran Fields cape. The cable chart part seemed to go along pretty quickly but the neck is getting a little dull. I'm about 6 inches along and have set it aside to do the Shetland Triangle shawl. I'm hoping to get the Shetland Triangle done for a Christmas present then I'll finish up my cape.
Here is my progress so far. This will be my first lace shawl. It's not much to look at yet. I'm on my fourth repeat of the body chart and the rows are getting long. I'm about to switch to circular needles. I've been using my straight needles for as long as I can with it because I'm not crazy about my circulars. I usually spend more time wrestling with the stiff cable than knitting. I'm hoping Santa brings me a set of the new KnitPick optons needles for Christmas.

Shetland Triangle--and Mini Misty Garden

I just finished a 12-repeat Shetland Triangle:





And I'm not the only knitter in the family. My husband is currently knitting a 100% silk 1/2-width version of Misty Garden for his mother:



You can see more pictures on my blog, The Purloined Letter.

Thanks!

Question about Shetland Triangle Pattern

Hi all, Has anyone seen the new Holiday 2006 Interweave Knits magazine? They republished our beloved Backyard Leaves scarf pattern in this issue ( and also the Misty Garden scarf). Seeing these patterns republished causes me to ask the question; has anyone seen the Shetland Triangle shawl from Wrap Style republished (legally) anywhere?

Shetland Triangle

I recently completed the Shetland Triangle from "Wrap Style." I think it turned out great.

Read the full write-up here if you're interested. Thanks!

Shetland Triangle. Finished!

This was my first attempt at knitting a lace shawl, and I am more than pleased with the results! I really love this pattern.

Here it is blocking. [Glasses included for scale.]


More details on my blog.

Shetland Triangle

Not being a poncho/ cape kind of girl, I had no intention of buying Wrap Style.
That was until I saw this Shetland Triangle shawl on this knitalong!

So, here's my finished version in three balls of Lang Yarns Venezia bought while on holiday. Although I've done it to the size in the diagram in the book, I would like it a bit bigger, but yarn constraints dictated the finished dimensions.

It wasn't at all difficult.
If you want to see the full story, it's over on my blog .

Thanks for inspiring me to do this one!

Shetland Triangle I and II

Mari`s post reminded me to finally upload pictures of the two Shetland Triangles I made a while ago. The blue one is knit with Knitpicks Shadow and needles size 4. I loved the pattern so much that I made another one for my grandmother, this time using Knitpics Alpaca Cloud in the Iris colorway and needles size 2. Both times, I made more pattern repeats and used about two skeins.

Anna

Shetland Triangle

This is Shetland Triangle form Wrap Style in KnitPicks Shadow. I have completed six 10-row reapeats. The pattern calls for 8 repeats but I think I will do more as my yarn is thinner than the original. I really enjoy knitting this project. The yarn is soft and wonderful to work with and the pattern is easy and fun. I cannot wait to see the Triangle blocked as now the pattern does not stand out so well.
Anna