tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17310359421688366102024-03-05T02:43:50.365-05:00Catalina KnitalongUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-44286778640249196372008-01-01T21:46:00.000-05:002008-01-01T21:49:51.645-05:00Happy New Year!Now that the holiday knitting is finished, I've picked Catalina back up. I'm through the first repeat, done with one of two small skeins of handspun silk from a friend:<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/verymelm/knitting/2007/Catalina010108.jpg" target="_blank"> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/verymelm/knitting/2007/th_Catalina010108.jpg" /></a> (Both pictures are clickable thumbnails.)<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/verymelm/knitting/2007/Catalinadetail010108.jpg" target="_blank"> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/verymelm/knitting/2007/th_Catalinadetail010108.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The blue blanket wasn't the best choice for a background, but it was convenient. The next repeat is a shade or two lighter, but it's not quite as noticeable in person as it appears in these pictures. I'll do a repeat in this yarn, then another in a still lighter aqua, then two repeats (which will be the center) in white before reversing and ending up again with the other skein of my friend's handspun.Teejhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10097247806067300764noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-33132644638403921312007-11-09T17:12:00.000-05:002007-11-09T17:15:44.921-05:00(almost) finished!I know it's been a while since anyone has commented here, so I was wondering how progress is going!<br /><br />I am almost finished...I have finished the knitting part, and just need to sew in my ends and then block. Any pointers/helpful suggestions for blocking? I'm told it's really easy, but I've never blocked anything in my life, and I'm nervous that something irreversibly bad will happen when I put my soft cashmere shawl into a sinkful of water.<br /><br />And now that I have batteries in my camera that actually work (it's been a multi-month saga--don't ask), I may even have pictures to share soon!beffuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05685152612447399576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-75378357103298082802007-08-22T13:53:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:46:21.025-05:00Barely Started<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldlbRFQWyXmTKsPEI94716F8k12Q3JAJq_bZ7ZnccstLWqRS-iBG1iIIKS0w3AC1hrPavzKNxs4Jc_6IsLaa6dhVGvKKoaLOOLaKrCPV5LtDd-XzLmUcnV9kzRZaTjtPCzWXl33UTrIQn/s1600-h/catalina.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldlbRFQWyXmTKsPEI94716F8k12Q3JAJq_bZ7ZnccstLWqRS-iBG1iIIKS0w3AC1hrPavzKNxs4Jc_6IsLaa6dhVGvKKoaLOOLaKrCPV5LtDd-XzLmUcnV9kzRZaTjtPCzWXl33UTrIQn/s320/catalina.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101601393473014306" border="0" /></a><br />I cast on for Catalina the other day with Knit Picks Shadow laceweight yarn in Vineyard. It is a very rich purply yarn. I have not worked with lacewt. much, and I feel lace-challenged. I thought I could handle a non-triangular shawl. 10 rows so far.Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350493732484706286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-59760008494437283862007-08-19T08:07:00.001-05:002008-12-09T22:46:21.847-05:00A plan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8ZjPOtQZ4DInri5c2VRBgD25jezg-4jaPHmpr8eIYieTQadtuSezc2TWOxcIIaBO51Lwjh-GpTFHOE5bYUy-ZMCVPeMkMt4Lu8eefopkL7voXQyjYaCDBbsJSdKScMsRtmsOL5U-iQyA/s1600-h/Plans.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103005779317707938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8ZjPOtQZ4DInri5c2VRBgD25jezg-4jaPHmpr8eIYieTQadtuSezc2TWOxcIIaBO51Lwjh-GpTFHOE5bYUy-ZMCVPeMkMt4Lu8eefopkL7voXQyjYaCDBbsJSdKScMsRtmsOL5U-iQyA/s400/Plans.jpg" border="0" /></a>I really want to complete this shawl and I have come up with a plan. In total the shawl is <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc33;">614 rows</span></em></strong> long. I would like to have it done by the end of October.<br /><div><div></div><br /><div><em><strong><span style="color:#ffcc33;">My plan</span></strong></em> is to knit 12 rows/day for 50 days & 14 on the 51st day. This will give me ample time to block & make the fringe. My start time is after I finish the second sock in the pair I am making for my father. </div><div></div><br /><div><strong><em>My start (again) date will be <span style="color:#ffcc33;">Monday, August 27th</span></em></strong>.</div><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Do <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc66;">you</span></em> </strong>have a plan?</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-72614641610454347372007-08-17T08:34:00.000-05:002007-08-17T08:43:48.933-05:00My beginningI have started my shawl just this week. I've never made anything with laceweight yarn before, so I'm hoping that this will work out nicely. I'll try and get a picture up when I have enough done to show something--right now I've got 5 rows. :)<br /><br />I did have a question--on July 3 Tricia noted that she talked to Gabrielle about the about a 3-stitch garter border on both sides. Does that mean that on the chart at the edge, instead of it being a 3-stitch stockinette stitch it ought to be a 3-stitch garter border instead? So the number of stitches should still be 106 stitches? Just wanted to make sure. I looked at the pictures, it I couldn't tell.<br /><br />I'm hanging out with friends and knitting tonight, so I'm hoping to make some good progress.beffuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05685152612447399576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-36091875939378388302007-08-16T16:31:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:46:22.073-05:00Starting out<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-Nu6X-MtCOz-T5dkFCKsmfdRpIDaIqIbuTjOemjKi9gxxeAoUUTPptI6LehQDNpYwXdyMqvGqxx5flJsVAUQFFvMWfv25wEEZXY2muPuhtdT1gtg5e75gKUMDPmDzTw8vIjUda4RwGeX/s1600-h/lacechart.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099424618406433922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-Nu6X-MtCOz-T5dkFCKsmfdRpIDaIqIbuTjOemjKi9gxxeAoUUTPptI6LehQDNpYwXdyMqvGqxx5flJsVAUQFFvMWfv25wEEZXY2muPuhtdT1gtg5e75gKUMDPmDzTw8vIjUda4RwGeX/s400/lacechart.JPG" border="0" /></a>Some of our group are absolute beginners to lace knitting. Some of us have yet to start.<br />For those who have not yet begun; don't fret too much, I know you can do it!<br /><br />As I have mentioned before, this is my first lace project. So I have made a bunch of mistakes and have had to start over a few times. But I haven't given up. Each time I start over I do better and get further. Eventually I will learn enough to finish this project. You can do this too.<br /><br />For the beginners among us, Eunny has posted a wonderful series called <span style="font-family:courier new;"><a href="http://www.eunnyjang.com/knit/2006/03/majoring_in_lace_introduction_1.html" target="_blank">majoring in lace</a></span>.<br />The series includes:<br /><div><ol><li><a href="http://www.eunnyjang.com/knit/2006/03/majoring_in_lace_introduction_1.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:courier new;">introduction</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> - Shawl construction</span></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.eunnyjang.com/knit/2006/03/majoring_in_lace_part_ii.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:courier new;">part ii</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> - Yarn Choices; Needle Choices; Gauge: Chart Reading 101</span></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.eunnyjang.com/knit/2006/03/majoring_in_lace_part_iii.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:courier new;">part iii</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> - The Structure of Lace; Role of the YO; Role of the Decrease; Movements in Lace Knitting</span></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.eunnyjang.com/knit/2006/03/majoring_in_lace_part_iv.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:courier new;">part iv</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> - Provisional and Invisible Cast Ons; Hard Cast Ons; Circular Beginnings</span></li></ol><br /><p><strong><em>My two-cents:</em></strong></p><ul><li>I put my chart in a plastic sheet protector and then clip it to a clip board</li><br /><li>I put a piece of painter's tape to cover the line above the one I am working on. This helps me keep my place, and I don't get distracted by what lies ahead.</li><br /><li>During my purl rows, I often look at the previous row to make sure I have picked up correctly (especially with those double yarn overs).</li><br /><li>I work in a quiet space without a lot of distractions. Otherwise I make a lot of mistakes.</li><br /><li>I use tiny closed jump rings as markers. </li><br /><li>And I count and count and count each row to make certain I have the right amount of stitches between each marker.</li><br /><li>If I want to stop knitting, I stop at the end of a row.</li><br /><li>I keep trying. Especially after making mistakes.</li></ul><br /><p>Here is a link to another newbie's <a href="http://blog.mayyan.net/2007/07/10/lace-tips/" target="_blank">lace knitting tips</a>. </p><br /><p>You can <em>always</em> <a href="http://www.google.ca/" target="_blank">google</a> your question.</p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Note:</strong> There are no <em>"purl two together through back loop on wrong side"</em> in this pattern.</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-58683520730833113982007-08-12T11:00:00.000-05:002007-08-12T11:14:18.826-05:00Lovely resultI finished my Catalina Shawl already a few weeks before. Ruth asked me to post a photo also here in the KAL blog. Her invitation to this blog arrived during my holidays so that I nearly forgot about it...<br />I liked the pattern so much that it took less than two weeks to finish it. Just the fringes made me some problems but without them this fabulous shawl isn´t complete...<br /><br /><a href="http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/himawari_/Stricken%202007/CatalinaShawl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/himawari_/Stricken%202007/CatalinaShawl.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />For further information please have a look to my <a href ="http://himawari.myblog.de/himawari/art/187323284/Heavy_metal_">blog</a><br /><br />I´m curious to see your efforts :-)<br />ClaudiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-7271255424213767772007-08-09T21:05:00.000-05:002007-08-09T21:41:06.969-05:00Ruth's Update<a href="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/afishoutofh2o/DSCN0288.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/afishoutofh2o/DSCN0288.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Here it is, my progress on the Catalina Shawl. The picture shows my work up to row 60 - 16 shy of a full first repeat. Before getting this far I had to frog a few times. And now that I look at it I see that I knit for part of a row where I should have purled (it looks like a crease to the right of the middle at about row 41 or so). For some reason the "crease" seems much longer in the picture than IRL. Upon finding the error I have become stalled. I really don't want to frog again! Now I think I have learned my lesson and will use <a href="http://www.heartstringsfiberarts.com/lifeline.shtm" target="blank">lifelines</a> every 10 rows or so.<br /><br />One thing that is working really well are my markers - sterling silver closed jump rings (purchased at my local craft store).<br /><br />The yarn is Fiddlesticks Knitting JaggerSpun Zephyr Wool-Silk in Garnet. With rolling my <a href="http://www.heartstringsfiberarts.com/lifeline.shtm" target="blank">wraps per inch</a> (WPI) tool, I have 26 WPI.<br /><br />I would love to hear how the rest of you are doing!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-72836112847646713832007-07-03T10:32:00.000-05:002007-07-03T10:41:05.865-05:00starting catalinaHello everybody. I'm looking forward to this KAL and thought I'd share my experience so far with the pattern. I'm using a silk/seacell blend dyed by <a href="http://pieceofbeauty.co.uk/">http://pieceofbeauty.co.uk/</a> in the Rose Pearl colourway - I will post photos soon - and it's looking lovely. However, I had a few issues with the pattern at first. For a start, judging from the photos the first and last three stitches are garter stitch, but this is not reflected in the chart. Secondly, the key shows \ as meaning p2togtbl on the wrong side, but there are none of these symbols that I could find on a wrong side row. I emailed Gabriella and she got back to me really quickly to say<br /><br />"You are correct on both counts - there is indeed a three-stitch garter border on both sides - I apologize that that was left off the chart. And the "\" is indeed only used for ssk, and there are no p2tog-tbl - there were originally some p2tog-tbl when I first mapped out the chart, but I forgot to delete that indication when I changed the pattern. Apologies for any confusion! I hope you enjoy knitting the shawl."<br /><br />I'm very grateful to her for this clarification and am now on row 19! I hope this information is helpful to others knitting this beautiful shawl pattern.Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03268291567075275834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-369737953650272032007-06-10T22:04:00.000-05:002007-06-10T22:16:35.079-05:00Starting outI have just started my Catalina - on row 28 of the first repeat. I will be posting more as soon as I have pictures. This is my first knit lace project and I have learned a lot just getting to this point! I think I had to rip back at least 5 times before I got it right! (Not too much fun, I'll tell you!) I changed the yarn I am using to Fiddlesticks <a href="http://www.thesweetsheep.com/xcart/images/D/garnetlg.jpg" target="blank">Garnet Lace</a> - a 50% silk, 50% merino wool blend. I thought this shawl needed a vibrant solid colour.<br /><br />I can hardly wait to read your posts!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-19915492065393992682007-05-24T11:40:00.000-05:002007-05-24T11:41:33.268-05:00Welcome NoteWelcome, welcome Ann, Susan and Penny!<br />I am so glad you have joined.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-12586759247628626032007-05-23T14:46:00.000-05:002007-05-23T14:56:03.568-05:00Waiting for yarnHello there. I am looking forward to seeing the rest of you join this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">KAL</span>. I think we'll have a lot of fun.<br /><br />I am waiting for yarn from <strong><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sundara</span> Yarn</em></strong> listed in her <a href="http://sundarayarn.typepad.com/sundara_yarn/2006/04/somewhat_solid_.html" target="blank">Currently Available</a> section. Mine is called Cinnamon over Bronze silk lace (just scroll down). I think she has one <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">skein</span> left of this colour.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731035942168836610.post-5052802309693754912007-05-23T13:03:00.000-05:002007-05-23T13:20:13.168-05:00SpecificationsHere's what g.bella says: <blockquote><p>Okay, in reading the comments I see you all would like more specs on this, so here you go! The yarn I used for this is about <strong>600 m/100 g</strong> to a skein, 100% silk <strong>laceweight</strong> (you can find it <a href="http://www.colorsongyarn.com/yarns/hand_maiden/lace_silk.htm" target="blank">here</a>), and I didn't use all of it (about 15 g. leftover) - it's a great project to show off more expensive laceweight yarns that you might only purchase one or two skeins of. It's <strong>written for laceweight</strong> (any laceweight really), and could also be done in cobweb or fingering weight. I haven't tried it in cobweb or fingering weights, though, so make sure you have plenty of yardage just in case. In laceweight worked as written in the pattern, the <strong>finished dimensions are about 60" by 15"</strong> without fringe. It can easily be widened or lengthened (or vice versa) by adjusting the number of repeats.</p><p>Finally, I would say this pattern is <strong>totally doable for beginning lace knitters</strong>, as long as you can read a chart. Techniques used include: knit, purl, yarn over, double yarn over (explained in the pattern notes), slip slip knit, knit two together, purl two together, and knit two together through the back loop. There are no increases or decreases along the edges and the border is a very simple yarn over stitch pattern. Any of these techniques may be found, often with photos, in online tutorials if you aren't sure of how to do them.</p><p><strong>**Important Revision:</strong> The second sentence of the last paragraph on the first page should begin as follows: "Repeat rows 1-76 of all sections in the chart..." instead of "Repeat rows 1-76 of Sections A through B..." </p></blockquote><br />Needles: 2.75 mm (US size 2) at least 24” circular recommended.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1