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’m not a fan of pastel colors. I like deeper colors. So why were these three 200-yard skeins of pastel yarn in my stash?
Those four little words…it was on sale.
The Ka’ana Shawl by Jennifer Weissman takes 600 yards of worsted weight yarn. This Wool of the Woods – Capri is dk but since it is a shawl, it’s an okay substitute. The yarn is very splitty so I have to be very careful when knitting so I get all the super fine threads that make up the strand.
This cotton shawl will be just the thing to wrap around my shoulders on a summer evening to ward off a bit of a chill while relaxing on the deck or porch with a glass of wine.
Nineteen rows into the leafy lace pattern.
I started on the last ball of yarn and still have fourteen more rows before three rows of garter and bind off. Another game of yarn chicken might be afoot…
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.
Knitting In Flashes 