Rainbow Study
Finished
June 26, 2011
July 3, 2011

Rainbow Study

Project info
Stripe Study Shawl by Veera Välimäki
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
daughter
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
868 yards
Aade Lõng Artistic 8/2
2290 yards in stash
1.02 skeins = 445.7 yards (407.6 meters), 102 grams
Schachenmayr Regia 4-fädig 4-ply
1877 yards in stash
1.84 skeins = 423.2 yards (387.0 meters), 92 grams
Notes

It’s all everybody has said already and more - a fun, addictive, ingenious, must-have project!
Thank you, Veera!

I thought long and hard which stripes to make, so long in fact, almost a 1,000 of FOs have been made already :) Then decided to make one for each season (why not?), and this is a summer one. Let the yarn do the work! It’s bright and cheery, perfect match for all summer berries!

Details:

  • made full version with 12 stripes;
  • carried the yarn on the right, twisted two yarns together and knit the first stitch using both of them when alternating yarns;
  • little gap formed by CO was sewn shut in the end (see last 2 pictures);
  • knit 39 rows with white on the border, then BO on the wrong side using the very stretchy BO.
  • had 422 sts before BO;
  • used two full skeins of white sock yarn, they weigh 48g each, had 4 g of yarn left, so 92g used;
  • used about 102g of Aage Long;
  • total weight is 194g;
  • poured lots of vinegar to the wash and rinse water to prevent bleeding, but the white got muddied ever so slightly nonetheless;
  • did not stretch with wires or pins, just laid flat to dry, it’s a generous size already;
  • found Aade Long to be not very strong, had hard time winding it, it kept breaking in the blue and purple sections; in fact, those areas had multiple knots, which I untied and spit & spliced :)
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Finished
June 26, 2011
July 3, 2011
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by Schachenmayr Regia
Light Fingering
75% Wool, 25% Nylon
459 yards / 100 grams

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100% Wool
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  • Project created: July 3, 2011
  • Finished: July 7, 2011
  • Updated: August 15, 2011