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knitting2012-10-09 09:16 am
untonuggan) wrote in knitting2012-10-09 09:16 am
Color Affection/Infection/Affliction - just in time for a cold snap
I just finished knitting Color Affection, which I know most people do in a lot of different colors...however, I picked lots of shades of blue with some variegations of purple and green mixed in. Why? (1) Stashbusting. (2) Zomg blue is my favorite color and it will match a lot of my wardrobe. (I did end up buying the third color, because I couldn't find a set of three that matched in my stash.)
Enough talking. Moar knitting picturez!
Color Affection shawl in blues being modeled by yours truly, front view
Colors Affection shawl in blues being modeled by yours truly, back view
Obligatory blocking photo that shows some of the striping pattern. Does not show entire shawl, because it's fricking huge.
Note that I was unable to get gauge, despite swatching twice. Apparently when I knit large, heavier objects it really messes with my gauge, and I don't know how to compensate for this.
It's a fun knit, I got to practice carrying yarn and learned the difference between "make 1 right" and "make 1 left". (Side note: if you do make this, it does take a concerted effort to have your make 1's be loose while you're carrying the yarn. This is worth the effort.)
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cross-posted to my journal
Enough talking. Moar knitting picturez!
Color Affection shawl in blues being modeled by yours truly, front view
Colors Affection shawl in blues being modeled by yours truly, back view
Obligatory blocking photo that shows some of the striping pattern. Does not show entire shawl, because it's fricking huge.
Note that I was unable to get gauge, despite swatching twice. Apparently when I knit large, heavier objects it really messes with my gauge, and I don't know how to compensate for this.
It's a fun knit, I got to practice carrying yarn and learned the difference between "make 1 right" and "make 1 left". (Side note: if you do make this, it does take a concerted effort to have your make 1's be loose while you're carrying the yarn. This is worth the effort.)
\o/
cross-posted to my journal
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For a shawl, getting gauge/tension is not usually critical... It only really matters if you're knitting a shawlette (say) and end up with a head kerchief, or something that's meant to be 'large' and ends up 'enormous'. If that worries you.
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It was kind of stash that dictated how it started, and then I was like, "Well, blues, I like them..." ^_^ Initially there was going to be a lime green, but it had bits of yellow in it that clashed.
As for gauge - I figured I only really cared if I ran out of yarn partway through a row as I'd lost the ball band for my MC.
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