Autumn Shawl Finished


I finished my October Shawl on the first of December.  The Nae pattern was a delight to knit up.  My sister questioned whether all that stockinette would be boring, well I found it captivating (as long as I was watching TV or talking to someone).  I might knit this pattern up again with a tonal yarn.


It seems that my yarn purchasing habits have changed over the years and short color changes are not what I am interested in anymore, maybe big chunks of color changes.


I wore this all day yesterday and the bamboo content is wonderful.  There's a bit of sheen and a lovely soft drape-iness that is perfection. This shawl can easily be a multi seasonal wear.  Love that.


My only modifications were to not increase to 100 stitches in the stockinette area for fear of not having enough yarn and doubling the seed stitch area in the middle.

Comments

  1. knit one, knit twoDecember 5, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    Beautiful shawl! I love the colors!

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  2. AnkeDecember 5, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    So very pretty! LOVE the colors!!

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  3. JanetDecember 5, 2013 at 8:54 AM

    So lovely, Karen. The yarn and pattern are perfect together.

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  4. stephDecember 5, 2013 at 8:58 AM

    looks gorgeous on you!!! lovely

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  5. AnonymousDecember 5, 2013 at 9:18 AM

    Love those colors!

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  6. Shirley-AnnDecember 5, 2013 at 9:23 AM

    So pretty Karen! I do love those autumnal colours!

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  7. DebbieDecember 5, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    That is really pretty....the color is great!

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  8. DonnaDecember 5, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    That's real pretty Karen - as is everything you knit! I think it would look lovely in a tonal yarn. I think a lot of us have gotten away from the shorter color changes. Gradients are my absolute favorites lately.

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  9. Lisa UotinenDecember 5, 2013 at 9:31 AM

    I love those colors too. Looks beautiful!

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  10. UnknownDecember 5, 2013 at 9:42 AM

    I have only ever knitted a scarf. I didn't understand a word of that last paragraph! But your knitting is beautiful and I do understand the satisfaction in a project completed.

    How's my beautiful dog?

    Keep warm!

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  11. Deborah HamiltonDecember 5, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    That's very pretty. I like simple classic designs.

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  12. the habit of beingDecember 5, 2013 at 11:27 AM

    gorgeous! and finished before autumn officially ends :)

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  13. Mama Gone GreenDecember 5, 2013 at 2:21 PM

    I love the colors!

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  14. AngelaDecember 5, 2013 at 2:56 PM

    Lovely, just lovely! :)

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  15. flyingjenDecember 5, 2013 at 3:08 PM

    Gorgeous!

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  16. Kim December 5, 2013 at 3:43 PM

    Beautiful!

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  17. AndriaDecember 5, 2013 at 4:11 PM

    Very pretty. I love the simple look of it, and the color!

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  18. elnsDecember 5, 2013 at 5:01 PM

    That turned out absolutely lovely. When I read, "bamboo ..." I thought, oh yes, what lovely drape that must have. I feel like it's always nice to have an easy and/or stockinette pattern on the needles for couch / family/ t.v. knitting.

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  19. EileenDecember 5, 2013 at 5:26 PM

    I love easy patterns and your shawl qualifies for that and it is beautiful to boot. Thanks for sharing ;0

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  20. AnonymousDecember 5, 2013 at 6:52 PM

    beautiful colors!

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  21. KrugthethinkerDecember 5, 2013 at 9:19 PM

    Pretty! I think it's nice to have a fairly easy project that you can do while watching a show--I have some that require my full attention, and I always make mistakes when I watch a show while working on them!

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  22. azwoolgirlDecember 6, 2013 at 5:46 AM

    I love your shawl and what beautiful colors!

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  23. JoséDecember 6, 2013 at 6:12 AM

    Wow.. it looks bliss :)

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  24. thecrazysheepladyDecember 6, 2013 at 10:56 AM

    Lovely!

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  25. KristenDecember 6, 2013 at 8:34 PM

    It's so pretty!

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  26. Project TaraDecember 7, 2013 at 9:26 PM

    Mmmm, that looks so silky soft. You are such a prolific knitter. I'm always amazed at how fast you move through projects!

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  27. Judy S.December 8, 2013 at 5:56 PM

    Nice! Love the color play.

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