Eowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan
Finished
May 30, 2017
June 18, 2017

Eowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan

Project info
Shieldmaiden Lace Shawl by Anna Victoria
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
Anna Victoria
RainFlower on ravelry
one extra repeat set
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
Farbmasche Silk/Linen 800
0.75 skeins = 659.0 yards (602.6 meters), 75 grams
Notes

What a joy it was to get to test this wonderful new pattern by Anna Victoria! Highly recommended.

Final Stats/Usage
Beads: 96.4 grams Matsuno 2 cut hex beads, size 6 in Plum Iris
Yarn: Farbmasche Silk/Linen (800m/100g)
Available: 96.8 g (774m | 847 yd)

Setup …….. 1.1 g (8.8 m | 9.6 yd)
Body 1 ……… 1.2 g (9.6 m | 10.5 yd)
Body 2 ……… 2.3 g (18.4 m | 20.1 yd)
Body 1 ……… 3.4 g (27.2 m | 29.7 yd)
Body 2 ……… 3.9 g (31.2 m | 34.1 yd)
Body 1 …….. 5.3 g (42.4 m | 46.4 yd)
Border Setup +
Border 1 …….. 13.9 g (111.2 m | 121.6 yd)
Border 2 ….. 12.7 g (101.6 m | 111.1 yd)
Border 3 …….. 26.7 g (213.6 m | 233.6 yd)
Bindoff …….. 4.8 g (38.4 m | 42.0 yd)

Total Yarn: 75.36 g (602.4 m | 658.8 yd)

Width: 61 cm | 24 in
Depth: 135 cm | 53 in
Wingspan: 157 cm | 62 in

  • I did one extra Body 2 / Body 1 repeat
  • I added a beaded 2 stitch picot between the yos in the bindoff. Otherwise, it was a stretchy lace bindoff as specified.

Beads in audition are (top to bottom in photo):

  • Fusion SB3085: Size 6 Metallic Dark Gold Iris Hex
  • Toho 6-1203: Mocha Mauve Marble Luster
  • Miyuki SB-458: Metallic Brown Iris 4mm cube

And the winner isn’t even in the list! I found a wonderful bag of Matsuno 2 cut hex beads, size 6 in Plum Iris. They’re bronze with iridescent purple and green flashes. :)

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by Farbmasche
Lace
65% Silk, 35% Linen / Flax
875 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: May 27, 2017
  • Finished: June 20, 2017
  • Updated: July 30, 2023
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