I bought some Habu spiral slub at Stitches East last year and had no idea what I'd do with this green thread of a yarn flecked with tiny pink fuzzy stuff.
So when I saw all the Kusha Kusha scarves and shawls out there, I knew I wanted to knit this thread with wool stainless steel yarn to make a shawl like this one.
I'm knitting it on US 6 Addi Lace Turbos and I can feel the stainless steel ominously scraping against the metal of the needles, but I really need those sharp points to easily pick up the stitches. The first few rows looked like this:
The pink slubbies are more subtle in natural light and now it looks like this:
It is fun to shape and form it and mesmerizing to knit. I can't imagine that it will be in the least bit warm, but will be a nice and unusual accessory.
4 comments:
This is looking good already! Does the shawl use a whole cone of the stainless steel?
Thanks! I think it's going to require at least two cones of stainless steel and two of the spiral slub.
That's just beautiful. I love the colors.
Looking great, Ava! Can't wait to see it finished! Thanks for joining and posting.
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