Morticia
Finished
October 1, 2013
October 26, 2013

Morticia

Project info
MORTICIA by Boo Knits
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
Needles & yarn
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
The Woolen Rabbit Whisper Merino Laceweight
281 yards in stash
0.67 skeins = 569.5 yards (520.8 meters)
Red
Notes

Using Miyuki 6/0 beads in Hematite and Metallic Wine.

Increasing needle size only once (starting on chart C) to get a less airy-looking lace.

Decided I wanted a slightly less dramatic edging, so for the beaded points on the bind off I’m only chaining 3 stitches instead of 5.

10/6: Chsrt A finished (3 repeats)
10/12 Chart B finished
10/19: Chart C finished
10/23: Chart D finished, starting bind off
10/26: Bind off finished. About 33g remaining

Halfway through the bind off I had the sinking realization that I’d been adding the beaded dangles in the wrong spot (below the sk2psso instead of below the centre bead, don’t ask me HOW I managed to misread the pattern that poorly). Turns out this yarn is very unforgiving when you try to pull it apart, so a successful tinking was out of the question. After a good cry and a cup of tea, Boo gave me the exquisite idea of continuing with the bind off as I’d been doing it and chaining on a second set of dangles in the proper spot. The final result is a gorgeous shawl with a little extra drama. Really glad I didn’t follow through on my first instinct to set the whole thing on fire. What a shawl.

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October 26, 2013
 
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by The Woolen Rabbit
Lace
100% Merino
850 yards

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  • Project created: September 21, 2013
  • Finished: October 26, 2013
  • Updated: October 30, 2013
  • Progress updates: 7 updates