Short Row Love


Another shawl has been completed and yet again, I'm thrilled with the results and can't wait to wear it.  There's something to be said about pairing garter stitch with short row shaping-the perfect combination like peas and carrots, or bread and butter. In my imagination I have another shawl planned in gray and purple.  Soon.


The pattern is pendulum shawl and it's well written and fun to knit up.  It's an easy pattern for your very first time of dipping your toes in the water of short row shaping.  I did not block the shawl because I enjoyed the results once it was off the needles.  I'm sure it would be much bigger when blocked.


Malabrigo sock yarn is a fantastic yarn for making a shawl, so very soft around your neck and I enjoy the colors!  Just for a bit of reality I've photoed the shawl with my jacket and the pile of papers, notebooks, and books that are continually on my kitchen table.


Comments

  1. BonnySeptember 24, 2013 at 6:36 AM

    That is one gorgeous shawl! I love the blue and brown you chose and I can picture how lovely gray and purple will be. Enjoy wearing it with your jean jacket!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2013 at 6:56 AM

    Gorgeous - love the colors! I swore I would never make another striped shawl after color affection - but if I remember correctly this one is easier to do because there is not as much carrying of the yarn along the side.

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  3. Tracey ~ CloverSeptember 24, 2013 at 7:58 AM

    Stripes! The only short rows I think I've done is knitting socks so I think this would be perfect to practice and finish up with a great shawl. Thanks Karen, you're the best.

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  4. stephSeptember 24, 2013 at 8:12 AM

    love the color combo (I went through a brown and blue phase.....!!!! way before the current grey one, but I really love them together!!! and they look GREAT with the jacket!) Of course, I can't wait for the purple/grey combo!!! Great look! (as always!!)

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  5. AnkeSeptember 24, 2013 at 8:51 AM

    Love it! Great color combination and it goes beautifully with your jeans jacket! :-)

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  6. AndiSeptember 24, 2013 at 10:29 AM

    I agree with you, squishy garter and short rows are the best team.
    Beautiful shawl!

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  7. Lady CordeliaSeptember 24, 2013 at 10:42 AM

    pretty, pretty! the shawl and your new blog look (am I late to notice?)
    xoxox

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  8. VictoriaSeptember 24, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    This is so lovely! I could use something a bit more mindless on my needles at the moment . . .

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  9. LisaSeptember 24, 2013 at 1:40 PM

    great colors to go with that jean jacket I see on your chair. :)

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  10. Kim September 24, 2013 at 3:40 PM

    So pretty!

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  11. JanetSeptember 24, 2013 at 4:27 PM

    So, so pretty, Karen. I love the brown and blue together.

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  12. Annie CholewaSeptember 24, 2013 at 5:57 PM

    Ooh, love it, and the colours ... like spits of blue water between peaty hills :)

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  13. AndriaSeptember 24, 2013 at 9:28 PM

    Very nice, and I like the colors together, just lovely!

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  14. azwoolgirlSeptember 24, 2013 at 11:38 PM

    Beautiful and I truly love the two colors together :)

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  15. flyingjenSeptember 25, 2013 at 12:20 AM

    It looks great and will go well with your jean jacket!

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  16. EileenSeptember 25, 2013 at 7:11 AM

    Grat looking shawl and perfect companion with a jean jacket. I love jean jackets and my own knits together.

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  17. fjord girlSeptember 25, 2013 at 10:13 AM

    This is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
    Beautiful shawl Karen.

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  18. SueSeptember 25, 2013 at 10:14 AM

    Oh, my gosh, I LOVE it!!!!

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  19. the habit of beingSeptember 25, 2013 at 3:27 PM

    love love love! and i can't wait to see the next one, those colors are my colors!

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  20. kathy bSeptember 25, 2013 at 6:26 PM

    gorgeous. Thanks for showing it laid out perfectly so I could see and understand the short rows

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  21. Judy S.September 25, 2013 at 6:50 PM

    That's a beautiful shawl, Karen. Gotta go check out the pattern! On Rav, I hope.

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  22. TannaSeptember 27, 2013 at 7:46 AM

    I just LOVE this one!!!

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  23. UnknownSeptember 28, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    Wow, I love the colors and the design! Blue and brown are so pretty together, and it makes me laugh because all of my parents' wedding gifts (dishes, decor, etc.) were blue and brown, and when I was little I thought it was the ugliest combination ever. But now I have a brown couch with blue pillows, and I love it! Ha! I think purple and gray will be gorgeous as well;)

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