Pattern: Textured Shawl Recipe (more of a set of guidelines rather than detailed instructions)
Designer: Orlane
Source: Orlane's Ravelry project notes
Finished Measurements: 180cm wide x 83cm deep
Needles: 4.0mm circular
Yarn Details:
- Colourmart Superyak/Extrafine Merino 3/14NM Fingering weight
- 50% superyak (apparently the finest yak fibre) 50% Extrafine Merino
- 150 grams = 704 metres
- 171 grams used
Such humble beginnings! This yarn wasn't anything special on the cone, not particularly nice to look at but not too bad to work with. But after washing, it became a whole different yarn! It bloomed and fluffed up so nicely and smells fabulous. I actually only bought one cone, which should have 150 grams of yarn, but there ended up being just over 170 grams on that one cone. I managed to judge the cast off almost perfectly and have just a few metres left.
It was kind of silly making this in April because it was months and months before I could actually use it. The yak/merino blend isn't as warm as alpaca, but close.
5 comments:
I like it! I started this shawl too, on my trip to Halifax, but I gave it to my son today, to rip it out (I don't have time, other stuff to do). I didn't like the yarn and color I choose, but I very much like yours.
Beautiful and versatile! The yarn sounds amazing -- I need to find some yak now. :-)
I've never knitted, though I crochet a little, and I found you on youtube for a keyword search on knitting instruction, and going through your blog here, I must say that you are quite the Knitting Queen!
I love the term "superyak" - sounds like some kind of a mutation with special powers. :)
Your shawl is beautiful and looks very warm too.
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