I also tried this pattern at one point and got stuck getting it off the ground. Life is too short I moved on and worked on something else.
@chrisz - I wonder what you got stuck on. That is one of my favorite patterns. If you want to try it again, I would try to help you if you described the problem.
@lovetostitch thatās so kind. Thank you. I may pick that one up again once Iām done with my current shawl. Iāll keep you on my radar if I get stuck!
Is anyone working on a shawl/shawlette? I finally finished up my other projects and can now get back to work on my Pimpeliese shawl.
I am not currently, but very much plan to after my extremely busy season is over (so - middle of next month, maybe sooner). Right now at the end of the day I am pretty brain dead and canāt concentrate that much on a pattern.
Yepper! Just finished Darwin Shawl by Very Busy Monkey. Itās currently on the blocking board. Hope to take a pic and post later. Currently working on Brickless by Martina Behm.
Oh, Darwin is pretty. I canāt wait to see your picture of your finished shawl. I love Martina Behmās designs.
My Pimpeliese progress so far. The yarn does have a silver sparkle.
Beautiful! May I ask what yarn youāre using?
It is Wool2Dye4ās Shimmer Fingering dyed with Teal Wilton Icing Color. It is 90% SW Merino and 10% Lurex. This is the first time Iāve tried yarn with Lurex (as compared to Stellina). I like the Lurex better. I wish it showed up in the picture.
I was but I frogged it, just wasnāt happy with the results.
@knitter131 - What pattern was it? Iām enjoying this Pimpeliese pattern. I donāt like them to be too lacy because I wear them like scarves and too many lacy holes lets in cold air! I love the patterns with a solid top and a lacy edge and Pimpeliese is perfect.
@lovestostitch, I donāt remember the name, and I removed it from my dropbox being as I didnāt like it. I remember it just didnāt lay right. Wouldnāt block into correct shape.
@knitter131 - Was the yarn wool or acrylic? Iāve always had great success with blocking wool. If you liked the pattern and used acrylic, you might get good results if you try again with wool.
@knitter131 - Bummer. There goes that suggestion. I wonder what it was about the pattern that caused such a problem. Was it for you? Were you wanting something lacy or more solid?
It was solid stockinette stitch with a bit of lacy pattern. I usually do patterns with garter stitch and they lay fine. It Should have been a crescent shape but ended up a triangle with lace pattern upside down.
I am working on the Gallatin but because for some reason I didnāt extend the KP rows all the way out it looks a bit weird. Also, I took a week or so break from it and think that I messed it up. I may start overā¦ Blaming it on my puppy who takes up much of my time right now. Good thanks she is cute!
Reminds me of one I did that was a free version of a paid pattern. It was offered by the designer and I didnāt understand why anyone would pay when there was a free version. When I was done, I realized there was a strange point where I expected it to be a straight edge. Come to find out, you had to pay for the version that wasnāt weird.
Concentrating on a pattern and supervising a puppy would be hard! Enjoy the puppy days. They grow so fast.