This shawl flew off the needles! The pattern is Stephen West’s Dotted Rays, one of my favorites. I think this is my fourth one (and it won’t be the last).
The yarn is from Gauge Dye Works. It’s a self striping yarn that employs ‘shawl striping’ which means the stripes are different lengths rather than a classic stripe where the stripes are all the same length. Check out my recent Hydrogen Shawl to see another example of shawl stripes.
Unfortunately, I thought this was classic stripes when I started knitting, meaning it doesn’t matter which end you start from. Turns out, it was shawl stripes and I essentially knit it ‘backwards’. Whatever, I like it this way, especially because it’s different.
I’m not even upset by the lack of color. I’ve got one more skein from Gauge Dye Works. It’s called Fade to Yellow.
I’m not sure what to do with it just yet. It’s gotta be something I can knit in the dark though. I need a new movie theater project stat! Bill Murray and I are going to see Groundhogs Day this afternoon!! Talk about FriYAY! Woooo!
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I really like how the color striping worked up, even if it was “wrong.” The broad colors really drew me into the design of the shawl and reminded me of the milky way.
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Very nice shawl, and seconding the ‘the wrong direction yarn looks really cool’! idea!
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Love the shawl. It’s beautiful :) The striping also looks really cool!
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That is really sharp! I like the way the stripes came out!unique! Hope you and Bill had dun at the movies!
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I love this so so so much and would love to make one exactly like it!! Sadly, I can’t get that yarn right now. Still, this will be in my queue until I can find the right yarn.
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Gauge Dye Works is not cheap stuff! I actually ended up on the lucky end of a couple trades to get the skeins I’ve used. It’s so fun…and then you get to the end and there’s only two ends to weave! Amazing!
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Ooh I love the stripes that way too, it’s such an interesting look :)
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It’s just gorgeous
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It is absolutely stunning. The grey works perfectly. :)
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It’s beautiful 😍 I finally have the pattern I’m just trying to come up with color ideas.
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