Finished: Travelling Woman scarf

I've been on a real lace kick lately. Since the beginning of the summer, it's practically all I've been knitting. There was the Japanese Feather and Fan shawl, then Aeolian, then Wings of a Dream, and now this:

The pattern is Travelling Woman by Feministy on Ravelry. It's a simple enough small triangular shawl written for sock yarn - a section of stockinette and a section of horseshoe lace. What makes it such a fabulous project are the details: shaping that turn it from a regular triangle to a long, thin scarf, the way the horseshoes line up with the center stitch, the ability to easily modify it and make it as large or small as you like.

The pattern is written for as little as 385 yards of fingering weight yarn, so I made mine slightly larger to take full advantage of my 440-yarn skein of delicious Malabrigo sock.



It made not quite a shawl but a very perfect scarf - blocked, it turned out almost exactly the length of my armspan (I'm 5"8"). The Malabrigo sock yarn is really luscious, it makes a soft smooth stockinette and the subtle variegation makes the lace pattern shine. I used the colorway Botticelli red, which is a deep red with some soft highlights.

~Joyuna

My yarn is 'Darn Good'!

I'm pleased to announce that I Dyed Yarn is now available at Darn Good Yarn! DGY has a number of great and original yarns, including some gorgeous sari silk and banana silk yarns, and my sock yarn has recently been added to the list.

They're all semisolid shades - yellow, blue, green and purple. The base yarn is Hydrogen, which is a good all-around wool/nylon blend. Check 'em out, along with the other Darn Good Yarns!

~Joyuna

Finished Wings of a Dream shawl in cashmere silk (<3)

So, as I said, my Wings of a Dream was finished just in time for the wedding. I had a lovely time and I think my outfit was fab, if I do say so myself.

The shawl turned out a good size for me. I don't like huge shawls, and my Wings of a Dream is smaller than the pattern-as-written in two ways: I cut down the center section so it wasn't as long, and I used size US2.5 needles to create a pretty solid fabric out of the thin lace yarn.

The yarn is wonderful, by the way - It's Colourmart cashmere silk, 2/36NM but doubled, which created a nice regular lace weight yarn. It's soft as anything and with a bit of a sheen. My 150 gram cone was 1500 yards, and I still have a ton of the cone left over - I've started an Icarus shawl for my mother with the remainder of the cone.



I added beads to the last two or three rows of 'feathers', and I think it worked out nicely. I don't have the patience or the desire to ever bead a whole shawl... Beading the edges gives me just enough sparkle to look nice, without driving me totally batty. :)

Ravelry: Joyuna's Wings of a Dream (Mystery Stole 3)
(Remember, there is no Ravelry waiting period anymore! You can sign up immediately. I can't recommend it enough, it's any knitter's or crocheter's dream!)

~Joy

~Joyuna