Friday, November 27, 2009

Chocolatey Eliina Shawl

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Eliina Shawl by Lankakomero

  • Yarn 1: My handspun yarn, 50% Superwash Merino, 50% Tencel (503 yards / 119 g per skein), ~1 skein, colorway "Milk Chocolate Lizard"
  • Yarn 2: Knit Picks Gloss Sock Yarn, 70% Merino Wool, 30% Silk (220 yards / 50 g per skein), ~0.42 skeins, colorway "Cocoa"
  • Yarn 3: My handspun yarn, one ply Falkland wool, one ply Alpaca, silk, merino (372 yards / 109 g per skein), ~0.12 skeins, colorway "Turkish Delight"
  • Needle: US 3 (3.25 mm) Knitpicks Circular Needle

The main yarn:
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Blocking:
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Backlit:
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The "wrong" side:
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Close-ups:
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Hope those of you who celebrate it had a Happy Thanksgiving!

10 comments:

ccr in MA said...

Oh, how beautiful!

Beverly said...

That is beautiful! Very nice...I love the color combo and it works so well with the pattern!

Hey! No Bug pictures?

Alice said...

Your handspun is gorgeous knit up! I love all the browns in there. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving as well, mine was nice and (fairly) relaxing :)

Knittymuggins said...

Lovely! Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful :)

knittymuggins

Oiyi said...

Omg, that yarn looks delicious! What a stunning looking scarf!

Rima said...

This is beautiful! Great project and super great yarn!

Sarah said...

Absolutely stunning! I love how you combined your handspun with commercial yarn and how many fibers are in this shawl. Enjoy it!

BabyBeth said...

Looks good as a skirt too! :D

Anonymous said...

wow, that's a lovely color! looks really pretty!

Misty said...

This shawl is so gorgeous! I love the colors. I really need to try making myself a shawl soon!

I look forward to hearing about what you are working on when you have an opportunity to post again.