Month: July 2011 Page 2 of 4

The feedback from various sources overwhelmingly say “continue with the pattern.” And they are right. The shawl will be much too big for me to wear. Although, wearing the shawl was something that never crossed my mind. My goal was to make a shawl out of the yarn I spun, and to use as much of it as possible on a single item. The actual use of the item was never part of my thought process.

So thank you, everyone, for putting that question back into the equation.

I will finish the shawl as the pattern is written and make something out of the remainder. I should have enough to make a smallish stole. Perhaps a variant of another Eugen Beugler pattern, Lace Dream. I can do it lengthwise and see how deep I can make it before I run out of yarn.

black line as of 20 July (grey line shows progress as of 16 July)

As you can see, I’m making slow and steady progress.

But I’m at a crossroad.

I have just finished the last round of the last chevron increase at the edge of each panel in the pattern. I need to make a decision on whether to continue with the pattern as written, which sets me up to the finish line.

Or, I start another chevron set to make the shawl larger.

The shawl will already be fairly good sized. Making it larger will make the finished shawl huge. But, I also have a lot of yarn left. I hate to see any of this yarn go to waste.

Just how much yarn do I have left? I used up 2.25 oz of the 9+ oz of yarn to date. And based on my calculations, I’m just shy of the half way point (49.1% for those who must know), sans edging. I don’t expect the edging to take up a huge amount of yarn — an ounce at most.

So, I ask you, should I start another chevron? Or should I just head for the finish line? Please leave your vote in the comments. I have guild today so I will not likely get back to the shawl until Friday.

as of 19 July

Finally enough rounds on the shawl to see the color change instead of just looking like I was knitting with very dirty hands.