Allyson’s Ljuslila Astratto Kandinsky Effect Shawl
Finished
March 15, 2021
April 12, 2021

Allyson’s Ljuslila Astratto Kandinsky Effect Shawl

Project info
Astratto by Tiziana Sammuri
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
gift for family friend
tiziana on ravelry
21” x 56”
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
21 stitches and 29 rows = 4 inches
in rev st st, blocked
Marks & Kattens Alpaca Silk
283 yards in stash
3.7 skeins = 806.6 yards (737.6 meters), 185 grams
4963
Purple
The Yarn Store at Nob Hill in Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 27, 2016
Notes

This design is among the highest caliber you will ever encounter. It is a truly inspired transcription of painted art into a knit masterpiece.
The designer incorporates numerous unique cables, which are explained impeccably, thus easy to execute.
The designer frames the piece with a unique beautiful garter st edge on both long edges and notably, the bindoff edge.

This Alpaca Silk is about the single most exquisite yarn I’ve ever seen or worked with. I have a limited amount and choose patterns for it very judiciously. I chose well here.

Very exciting kal.
March 15 – April 30, 2021, 20:59 PMT.

On gauge with US 6.
Have beautiful 6/0 Czech glass seed beads.
15 beads / g x 24 g x 6 tubes = 2,160 beads.
Added a selvedge st, both long sides for beaded sl st, beg ea row.
Placed a bead on ea yo, part of the garter st edge.
Had about 60 beads leftover, therefore used ~ 2,100 total.

Needed one more skein to finish.
I used 35 of its 50 g.
Used about 10 g for the bindoff alone.

Got the skein from fellow raveler, Cindy, redsparrow, who has a sophisticated stash that she is happy to honor requests for.

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March 15, 2021
April 12, 2021
 
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About this yarn
by Marks & Kattens
Fingering
70% Alpaca, 30% Silk
218 yards / 50 grams

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  • Project created: February 22, 2021
  • Finished: April 12, 2021
  • Updated: May 2, 2023
  • Progress updates: 6 updates