Wrong yarn.
I love the leafy border on the Ka’ana shawl/wrap. But the yarn is all wrong for this wrap.
The color is wrong…for me. Not a fan of pastels.
The actual weight of the yarn is just too heavy. It’s a dk weight but it’s cotton. And cotton can be heavy.
I’ll let you know if I use it this summer on cool evenings. If I don’t…
PS – I DID win at yarn chicken!!
I didn’t win but at least I figured it out before I got too far into the lace motif. The Kindness shawl is off the needles and blocked. I had 48 inches of yarn left after I did one row of the lace motif and an extra row of knitting.
I love it!
I love the colors.
I love the yarn.
It’s the perfect size to wrap around my neck instead of a bulky scarf.
And I only found one mistake. But I don’t care. At least it’s not a dropped stitch!
I sent the finished seamless slippers to my sister-in-law.
With any luck, she will have them on her feet tomorrow…
or Wednesday.
Several people have asked me about the soles. I found some “replacement carpet” for cars and trucks at Wal-Mart several years ago (2003 perhaps) when we put some new carpet in Mr. Aitch’s truck. It was easy to cut and hand sew so I tried it on the bottom of the slippers. The texture is similar to a thick felt though this is polyester. It’s good but does wear out. I bought a roll for under $10 (can’t remember the brand name) just for this purpose but I haven’t seen it at our local store for a few years. Layers of denim/old jeans, canvas or wool quilted together or even leather will also work as soles.
Mr. Aitch gifted me this beautiful yarn for Christmas.
The Which Way shawl pattern was written for this Wonderland Yarns Mad Hatter kit of five gradients plus one. This is the Little Busy Bee and Lime to Turquoise kit. I LOVE all the colors!
The shawl is finished.
I ran out of the main color and used the rest of the first color in the gradient to finish though I still ran out of yarn. Others on Ravelry had the same issue with the quantity of yarn vs pattern.
Most of the ends are woven in but haven’t blocked the shawl. I’m just not sure I like it.
Knitting In Flashes 