This shawl was crocheted using two strands of lace weight Harmony by Jojoland in a color named
Lavender Fields. The pattern is called "
Forest Reflections" and was included in the Summer 2010 issue of Interweave Crochet magazine.
Naturally, because a lighter weight yarn than recommended was used, #0 vs. #1, the finished project was smaller. Even after hand-washing and blocking, it measured 53" by 27" (with the 5" fringe) rather than 59" by 31".
It took some time to decide how to make the shawl bigger. To options came to mind: add more pattern rows or add fringe. Ripping back such a lightweight yarn would more than likely damage the piece, so the fringe option won.
Little did I know the fringe would take so long to make. After the first few, I grabbed a piece of cardboard and made an assembly line out of it. Ten fringes at a time rather than one. Then on to attaching the fringe to the sides of the shawl. The tricky part, because the yarn has a subtle color gradation, was to make sure the fringe on both sides matched. So, the fringe was added left then right then left then right.... Can you believe there are 99 fringes on there? 49 on each side with the 1 at the bottom.
Note to self: Another life lesson learned. Fringe takes a tediously long amount of time to make and attach.
It turned out quite nice, tho. If I do say so myself.
Back to the grindstone for me. There are more almost finished projects waiting to be worked on.
Y'all have a great day.
No comments:
Post a Comment