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Wednesdays Are For Knitting: Islington Shawl

May 23, 2018 By Carole

This shawl. Oh, this shawl. I love it and yet it has been a long long fezzle to get to this blog post. I started it on January 1, 2017. 2017. And then I finished it in November 2017. You know when I blocked it? Last Saturday. May 19, 2018. Good grief.

It’s lovely, though, and I’m so very glad it’s done.

The pattern is Islington Shawl by Kirsten Kapur and, like all of her designs, it’s well written, fun to knit, and really beautifully designed. Seriously, her shawl patterns get me every time.

The yarn is Woolen Rabbit’s Opal in the colors Chimney Sweep and Daddy Steelbucks and to me this section looks like stars on a night sky. It looks like a very complicated stitch pattern but it was really quite entertaining and simple to execute.

All in all, it’s lovely and I’m so very glad it’s done!

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  1. Kim says

    May 23, 2018 at 6:20 am

    It’s beautiful!!!

  2. Gale /She Shoots Sheep Shots says

    May 23, 2018 at 7:26 am

    Beautiful! I have a couple slo-mo projects myself……

  3. Kat says

    May 23, 2018 at 8:23 am

    That is just stunning! Although, I fell down a bit of a rabbit hole looking up “fezzle” oh boy! lol

  4. Brenda says

    May 23, 2018 at 8:54 am

    Gorgeous! Are you going to knit the mystery shawl this year? The pattern is going on sale around the first of next month and the first clue is supposed to drop around the 15th. This will be my fourth one—I never wear the shawls, but I love knitting them!

  5. Patty says

    May 23, 2018 at 8:59 am

    So lovely Carole! It will look good with those new black boots!

  6. Vicki says

    May 23, 2018 at 9:16 am

    I know all about those long-languishing projects… Congrats on a great finish! Kirsten’s designs are so lovely.

  7. Bonny says

    May 23, 2018 at 10:03 am

    That is indeed a beautiful shawl, no matter the timeline. I love that star section and am now off to look at the pattern. I hope you have a cool evening to wear it on the deck and enjoy its lovely warmth!

  8. Barbara Seiver says

    May 23, 2018 at 10:16 am

    Beautiful! I absolutely think you should wear it Texas style; they wear their denim skirts long, and add cowboy boots. Wait a minute: you have cowboy boots of complimentary colors. Go for it!

  9. Mary says

    May 23, 2018 at 11:33 am

    Wow! and yay! I do love that star stitch; it’s especially pretty in the colors you chose. (and now I’m even more curious to see what this year’s mystery brings!)

  10. Jeannie Gray says

    May 23, 2018 at 12:13 pm

    Beautiful! I have a pi shawl that’s been sitting in the basket for a little over 2 years waiting for me to fix the 1 dropped & loose stitch before I can block it. Good grief!

  11. Jo says

    May 23, 2018 at 12:16 pm

    Like the idea of wearing the shawl Texas style or formal style—any way you wear it, it’s gorgeous!

  12. Becky says

    May 23, 2018 at 5:21 pm

    Gorgeous, Carole, no matter how long it took. I wish I could see a shot of you wearing it. All of my projects are slo-mo these days, but none of them look as lovely as this.

  13. JudyH says

    May 23, 2018 at 7:36 pm

    Beautiful!

  14. Jane says

    May 23, 2018 at 9:01 pm

    Beautiful shawl. Knitted projects just take the time they take and blocking is my least favorite part of the process. Otherwise I enjoy it all.

  15. Lydia S says

    May 24, 2018 at 1:53 pm

    This is stunning- better late than never right?!

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