Ahhh, there she is. My new design. I awoke a few days ago to find a cloudy sky, so I jumped out of bed, made myself presentable, and took photos of my lovely new shawl. I even beat the rain, it arrived about half an hour after I finished.
While it is still a bit steamy here, I can't wait for that crisp autumn air and snuggle inside this fuzzy warm wrap.
I love putting colors together, so this design was so much fun to plan. I used Knit Picks Aloft, and I must have stared at the color choices for an hour before deciding on these colors. My colorway reminded me of a sunset.
While it is still a bit steamy here, I can't wait for that crisp autumn air and snuggle inside this fuzzy warm wrap.
I love putting colors together, so this design was so much fun to plan. I used Knit Picks Aloft, and I must have stared at the color choices for an hour before deciding on these colors. My colorway reminded me of a sunset.
Of course, it wasn't as easy as that to complete this design. The true story is that this is actually my third sample. Sometimes it takes a few tries to get it right. The first sample I made on a whim with a couple balls of Noro Kureyon I had in my stash. My shawl was nice, but a bit small. Two hundred yards of Aran weight yarn just doesn't go too far when you're making a triangle shawl. But aren't the colors gorgeous?? They inspired the name- technidream. I really thought Technicolor and that moment in the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy opens the door to Munchkinland and suddenly the world goes from brown to a rainbow. But I'm pretty sure Technicolor is trademarked and I certainly didn't want to get into the murky world of copyright and trademark infringement. So I made up my own word. Artistic license, perhaps?
Here is version 2. I used a discontinued color of Knit Picks Chroma Fingering. It has long color changes, and I didn't realize that with a top down shawl the beginning sections will have much wider bands of color than at the bottom where the rows are longest. I tried a different border and it ended up being too complicated and was overshadowed by the bright bands of colors. Just not quite right. I wanted solid bands of color in even widths throughout the shawl. Stripes was the answer. But what yarn? I'm a big fan of Knit Picks yarns, so I looked through my past projects and chose Aloft. I used Aloft for my Mariposa Shawl and I just loved its softness and halo. Such a warm shawl for being incredibly light.
I chose Daisy, Koi, Fairy Tale and Mongoose. I couldn't be more pleased with the results. My pattern is now being tested and will soon be released. If you are interested in testing, come on over to Free Pattern Testers on Ravelry, I have a few spots open!
Happy Knitting!
Happy Knitting!
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