Wave and shell

Posted by on Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Have I mentioned that secrets are not my forte?  Yeah, they’re not.  When I buy Scott a cool present, I immediately come home and say "I bought you the coolest present" over and over again until he flees the room.  I am impatient, and I put my impatience on other people’s shoulders.  This time, though, I managed to wait out my impatience until the gift got where it was going.

I made this for my mother-in-law Karen.  It’s the Wave and Shell Shawl  (clicky for free pattern) made in Mountain Colors Mountain Goat, in the colorway Thunderhead.  I used US size nine needles and just shy of two skeins of yarn. 

This is a really fun pattern.  It’s a variation of feather and fan, as you can tell, and a section of the repeat is done in modified stockinette, to form those shells and show off the coloration in handpainted yarns.  Loverly.

The blanket is also a lot bigger now, as you can tell. 

And felting is happening, in preparation for Maryland Sheep and Wool and Tuatha’s demands for felt.  Rather inventive felting.  With spirals.  And free dog-hair accents.

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7 Responses to “Wave and shell”

  1. Janeon 11 Apr 2007 at 9:25 pm 1

    I love F&F, so of course I must make this lovely variation one day! Thank you for posting the link. I made some Thunderhead socks just recently — good color.

  2. Thornyon 12 Apr 2007 at 2:18 am 2

    Wow, that shawl is fantastic! I just recently finished a F&F scarf for my step-mother which is, erm… awaiting blogging. Ahem. Anyway – I’m totally going to have to try that variation one of these days – it’s gorgeous!

  3. rachelon 12 Apr 2007 at 10:30 am 3

    Beautiful. I love the colorway, too. There was a period in my knitting life when all I wanted to do was knit feather and fan scarves out of Koigu. Again and again and again. I don’t think I can knit feather and fan again after that, but that is a tempting variation. I should have some more blanket scraps for you shortly, since I only ever knit socks anymore.

  4. rho1640on 12 Apr 2007 at 10:30 am 4

    I’m the same way with presents — except I usually follow the “I got you a cool present” with “don’t you want to open it?”

    LOVE the shawl and the blanket is looking super.

  5. anjon 12 Apr 2007 at 10:34 am 5

    the package went in the mail yesterday.. so more sock yarn is winging its way to you.

    see.. I can’t keep a secret either.

  6. fiberliciouson 12 Apr 2007 at 10:55 pm 6

    ooooooh – pretty! And wavy! and gorgeous!

  7. Junoon 18 Apr 2007 at 2:53 pm 7

    free dog hair is always good. Love the scarf. Maybe I’ll use that for some handspun…..

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