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May 09, 2007

The other edging

Christeningshawledging.jpg

Attending Maryland Sheep and Wool with a fabulous cadre of knitters is, as you might expect, a really really really good way to spend a birthday. No, I didn't take any pictures, but you can get your sheepy fix at Claudia's blog. (It seems I did actually end up under the table at dinner that night, but I was just looking for my jacket, honestly!)

So, yes, as Jane noted, my next project is a christening shawl designed by Gladys Amedro under the name "Gema Ord" (an anagram for G. Amedro). According to the ever-knowledgeable Jean Miles, the shawl was designed in honor of the birth of Princess Beatrice of York in 1988. It incorporates roses (symbol of the House of York) and anchors (in honor of Prince Andrew's naval career).

For added fun and excitement, this pattern isn't charted. And the written instructions use nonstandard abreviations (for example, "c" instead of "yo" and "T" instead of "k2tog".) The long edging is knit first, then the ends are grafted together, stitches are picked up for the body of the shawl, and the whole thing is knit toward the center on progressively shorter needles.

Christedgingdetail.jpg

After the Wedding Ring Shawl edging, this one is super easy and quick--I'm up to 70 repeats out of 120, using the same kind of Russian cobweb weight yarn with which I began the ill-fated Sampler Shawl.

I restrained myself and did not attempt to work on the WRS in Maryland--I reached the halfway point of the edging last night, though, so just a few more weeks to go!

Posted by missalicefaye at May 9, 2007 09:09 AM

Comments

Pretty edging. What's the name?

Posted by: Janet at May 9, 2007 10:04 AM

ooh I am diggin' the artsy sun shot of the edging.

Posted by: Amy at May 9, 2007 11:30 AM

i like roses and anchors! but a pattern with no chart...at least you'll be going from longest rows to shortest this time. it should feel like a breeze after the WRS, right?

Posted by: jessica at May 9, 2007 06:57 PM

Ah--so lovely. Is that a delicate shade of pink? It's the first pink lace I think is attractive. I ordered this pattern, but will use Knit Visualizer to graph it. I can't follow written directions for anything longer than three stitches.

Posted by: fleegle at May 9, 2007 11:16 PM

Dear missalicefaye, Your edging looks wonderful as usual. Looks like "Five Hole Lace" to me? Gladys Amedro's patterns from "Shetland Lace" are all like this pattern, written instructions. Thank you for all the great information about how the shawl came about and the reason for some elements in the shawl. Your progresss on the edge is impressive and I can't wait to see how this shawl works up!

Posted by: Jane at May 10, 2007 08:17 AM

That shawl pattern sound amazing - can't wait to see progress.

Posted by: Asaknitter at May 10, 2007 12:59 PM

Oh yes, the never ending edging. It's beautiful, so I'll be see what you do with it. I can't imagine picking up on million stitches, so I hope you sew it onto something.

Posted by: Sil at May 10, 2007 01:11 PM

You're getting the boring parts out of the way quickly! I really want to make a shawl that way. I've got 2 different projects that are languishing because I can't/won't finish the dratted edging.

Posted by: Janice in GA at May 10, 2007 11:00 PM

I never found I had any trouble with Amedro's abbroviations. Somehow "c" and "t" sing better in the head than "yo" and "k2tog" as you're knitting along. My tip is NOT to graft the ends of the edging until afterward the shawl is knit. That way, there's no danger of winding up with a moebius. Thanks for the plug! Jean

Posted by: Jean at May 11, 2007 05:15 AM

Dear Alice, My tip is NOT to graft the ends of the edging until the whole shawl is knit. That way, there's no danger of ending up with a Moebius strip. Thanks for the plug! Jean

Posted by: Jean at May 11, 2007 05:17 AM

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