Funnily enough, the max height for mine is about 14" and max length is about 84". But if I drape it the right way (and maybe invest in a shawl pin to keep it there more regularly) then it does keep me waaaay toasty. Now I'm going to knit arm warmers to keep the rest of my arms warm, which means I can compensate for not knitting a sweater atm. (My size, it is changing, making sweater sizing hard to predict.)
Mine is sock yarn, one of them is Plymouth yarn happy feet. I did end up using #7 needles rather than #6, because my lying swatch said that I would get closer to gauge with that. Um, no. Also, apparently on the needles the edging was 2" but when I blocked it it was closer to 1.25"? So, I dunno, it's a shawl it doesn't really matter because I am toasty and satisfied with how it looks.
Also, oooo, Stripe Study...*g*
If you wanted to do it with a thicker yarn you totally could, it would just make guesstimating yardage difficult I guess? And also which needle to use, but I suppose you could just pick one that produced a fabric you like.
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Date: 2012-10-10 04:23 am (UTC)Mine is sock yarn, one of them is Plymouth yarn happy feet. I did end up using #7 needles rather than #6, because my lying swatch said that I would get closer to gauge with that. Um, no. Also, apparently on the needles the edging was 2" but when I blocked it it was closer to 1.25"? So, I dunno, it's a shawl it doesn't really matter because I am toasty and satisfied with how it looks.
Also, oooo, Stripe Study...*g*
If you wanted to do it with a thicker yarn you totally could, it would just make guesstimating yardage difficult I guess? And also which needle to use, but I suppose you could just pick one that produced a fabric you like.