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June 11, 2007
Do you know what this means?
!!!!!!!!!
By the end of the weekend, I was so brain dead from paper-writing that I knew attempting the grafting would be a Bad Idea. Sometime this week, though....
I was planning to follow Knitterguy's clever method for grafting the ends (hence the blob of pinkish yarn), but I now realize that I forgot the all important contrast row in between. sigh.
For my next installment of Name-That-Plant, I present you with this pretty specimen from the back yard. Littleshika let me know over at Flickr that it's a mountain laurel (thank you!).
I don't even remember this blooming last year--and surely I would remember such a lovely odd-looking thing?
Posted by missalicefaye at June 11, 2007 09:33 AM
As a native Pennsylvanian, I wish I could have been the first to tell you it's Mountain Laurel. I also wish I could have some in my yard in Wisconsin, but they laughed at me at the garden center when I asked about it.
Posted by: Kathie at June 11, 2007 12:09 PM
Maybe I'm brain dead, too, but what's the point of knitting a whole repeat that then gets thrown out?
Posted by: Francesca at June 11, 2007 01:15 PM
Yeah, I read Knitter Guy's post, and I am baffled. Can you explain, my dear?
Posted by: fleegle at June 11, 2007 03:06 PM
Awesome please take your time and get that final graft right, no need in scrimping now.
I cant wait to see the finished shawl, how exciting, mine is still on the first little bit of garter stitch.
K
Posted by: Kathy at June 11, 2007 03:28 PM
How exciting! Congratulations on almost being finished! It's just exquisite! I have still never done grafting so when I reach that point in my shawl I'll be doing it for the first time. All my other shawls I just sewed it together. Awesome! Good Luck with those last few stitches. I be it will block HUGE!
Posted by: Jane at June 12, 2007 02:58 AM
OK, I was speachless the last time so I will just say WOW! I can't wait to see it blocked. I suck at grafting and the Knitter Guy's explination made no sense to me.
Posted by: Colette at June 12, 2007 08:52 AM
I'm a novice shawl knitter, so have no advice. The shawl is absolutely amazing.
Posted by: Asaknitter at June 12, 2007 07:34 PM
Holy cow! You are almost done! I think I sort of understand the rationale of the extra repeat with waste yarn, it's to give the edging a bit of structure when you start attaching it, right? And also to give you some stability when you get to the end and start grafting, I think. But I've never done this. I hope you take lots of photos of the ending process.
Posted by: Lorette at June 13, 2007 01:23 AM
I'm sure you'll do a great job with the grafting. Work slowly and carefully. Get the decreases formed correctly: it's easy to get the order of stitches wrong when you're inserting the needle and then the stitches don't layer correctly.
Looking forward to the pictures of the finished shawl!
Posted by: knitterguy at June 13, 2007 08:40 PM
I had an idea, LOL, they are so rare recently, at least ones that appear to be good, that I had to share. Re the second colour on the last row of the pink, if you could use another fine thread to repeat, like duplicate stitch sort of on top of that row, to practice the row, you could also insert a second colour on top at the same time, once you have it as you think is right then it should stand out more ready to graft, good practice, but practicing on the bit that will come off at the end, so no loss.
Clear as mud? It's hard to believe English is my first and only language since I have such a hard time explaining things.
I hope if you have already done it that it has worked fine. I am so looking forward to the blocking pictures.
K
Posted by: Kathy at June 13, 2007 11:15 PM
Holy crap! That's a gorgeous shawl! I think you should trade your instructor - instead of papers you'll turn in shawls...that could work.
Posted by: Sil at June 14, 2007 07:45 PM
Absolutly stunning, I'm amazed. I'm totally linking to it, if you don't mind! This thing needs to be shown off!
Posted by: Faith at June 18, 2007 11:56 PM
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