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| Here is the shawl laid flat. Thee counterpane squares are sewn together. The lace is knitted separately (a great small take it with you project) and then crocheted or sewn to the shawl. |
I finally finished my “Take The Pain Out Of Counterpane”
shawl using lace weight 2 ply yarn that I handspun. This is a project that evolved from my class, which I developed and teach mentioned above.
Unfortunately, I didn't keep records on the yarn. I think it is Merino, Mohair, and silk. I'm glad I had enough because it would have been a problem to reproduce it. This is why is is always smart to keep records, even if you think you will never need any more of what you are making. This has to be one of the few times that I didn't take down very specific notes on a yarn. And hopefully, it will be the last time. I think I learned my lesson. I was getting very worried at the end of this knitting project because it looked like I was not going to have enough yarn to finish with.
Unfortunately, I didn't keep records on the yarn. I think it is Merino, Mohair, and silk. I'm glad I had enough because it would have been a problem to reproduce it. This is why is is always smart to keep records, even if you think you will never need any more of what you are making. This has to be one of the few times that I didn't take down very specific notes on a yarn. And hopefully, it will be the last time. I think I learned my lesson. I was getting very worried at the end of this knitting project because it looked like I was not going to have enough yarn to finish with.
For anyone not familiar with this class, here is my class description”.
“Explore a
historical (Counterpane can be found as far back as the 15th
century) technique with new twists. I have created a system that combines
classic Counterpane patterns to make very modern designs. After this class, students will be able to
combine patterns learned to create hats, scarfs, shawls and more. Students will
also learn or review knitting simple lace patterns. The Counterpane squares will be knitted on
double-point needles and lace on straight needles. Participants will leave with
a booklet of the patterns covered in the class to further their experimentation
to create their own original designs. “
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| The front as it naturally lies. I don't know why, but the edges just naturally overlap (tad good thing). I can also see a cool pin down there |
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| The back of a counterpane garment is always the more dramatic, I think |
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| The side sits short right at the arm. This is great. It helps the shawl to stay in place and does not interfere with activities. |
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| A close up of the single crochet that I used to connect the square panels. |
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| A close up of the lace edging. this is a 9 stitch-6 row pattern and very easy to memorize. |
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| Just for the fun of it, I added some Angora around the neckline for some extra softness. |
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| And of course, there are always more then one way to wear this shawl. |
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| I did consider color. However, after dying these three steps of blue violet, I decided that I just wanted white. But, I now have some beautiful Periwinkle yarn! |
This is my second larger project. The first was “The Beast”, a jacket, which can be found here.
As usual, if will
be a while before I have anything else for this blog. I am working on a pair of socks, a “Change Of
Row”(another technique that I developed) lap blanket and want to finish
another counterpane project that I started about four years ago.
