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Flaxflower Hartfield
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Will be lovely on a little black dress...
Will be lovely on a little black dress...
...or just wrapped around neck over jeans
...or just wrapped around neck over jeans
Ready to mail off to Jersey
Ready to mail off to Jersey
Blocking
Blocking
Blocking
Blocking
Getting there...
Getting there...
Cast-on - 230321
Cast-on - 230321
Swatch 3mm - 230319
Swatch 3mm - 230319
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Finished
March 21, 2023
May 20, 2023

Flaxflower Hartfield

Project info
Hartfield by Ann Kingstone
Knitting
Neck / Torso → Shawl / Wrap
Lucia
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
ColourMart Angora/Merino 1/16NM Lace Weight
2855 yards in stash
0.89 skeins = 2304.7 yards (2107.4 meters), 134 grams
Bluebell
Blue-purple
Colourmart
Notes

Swatched 2 strands on 3mm, will use 3.5mm
Swatch photo also shows 2 strands unwashed
Yand blooms beautifully and gets bunny soft

03-24-2023

After the first repeat, I changed to 3.75mm to make sure the lace stays nice and open - I know this yarn keeps blooming after it’s washed…

05-13-2023

Finished! Just need to block it…

May 20, 2023

Blocking, diagonally across bed
Blocking size: 190cm top, 40cm bottom, 65cm height
Surface area of trapeze: (190+40) x 65 ÷ 2 = 7475 sq cm

134 g, held double, so 1050 m resulting yarn

Actual colour is as in the outdoor photos

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Finished
March 21, 2023
May 20, 2023
About this pattern
Hartfield
by Ann Kingstone
from Novel Knits
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About this yarn
Angora/Merino 1/16NM Lace Weight
by ColourMart
Lace
75% Merino, 25% Angora
2580 yards / 150 grams

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  • Originally queued: April 29, 2016
  • Project created: March 19, 2023
  • Finished: May 20, 2023
  • Updated: May 27, 2023
  • Progress updates: 11 updates