March 12, 2012

Herbivore

Herbivore

Herbivore

Neither my favorite knitting experience nor favorite finished item, but the third shawl qualifying for the 12 shawls in 2012 challenge is finally done. I wasn't aware until I started Stephen West's Herbivore pattern how many purls through back loop it would require. Purling through back loop is one of my least favorite things in knitting, so I worked on this only a couple of rows at a time, in between working on other projects, which is why such a small shawl took over a month to finish. Since the usual way of doing a ptbl is practically impossible for me to perform, what I do instead is first twist the stitch on the left needle and then purl it the regular way.

At least I finally found a way to knit up the madelinetosh tosh sock I received from a sock yarn club last year. Of the three shipments in that club, this was the only one I could imagine knitting with, even though it, either, is not exactly something I would choose to buy myself. Based on that experience I made a decision that it's probably better for me not to take part in similar surprise yarn clubs in the future. As if I already didn't know it, I'm quite picky about certain things, of which one is yarn. I generally don't care for variegated yarn, and especially not self-patterning yarn, and I'm also particular about the kind of colors I like to knit with. Surprisingly, though, I have yet to be disappointed in the yarn in Wollmeise grab bags, but with those I'm at least able to specify I want semi-solid colors.

The Ravelry project page

10 comments:

  1. I shall never knit that shawl then! Ptbl is pretty annoying... I really love the result though. Very simple and wearable! I love green at this time of the year. Can't help it!

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    1. Heh, heh, I don't mean to discourage others from knitting it, I just personally didn't enjoy it that much.

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  2. I've knitted two (two of my kids wanted one) and I do not like it very much. I must say Stephen West has come a long way since then ... =) Your shawl is very pretty though...

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    1. I think the pattern is well written in the way that it's easy to follow, but just didn't enjoy those pesky purls through back loop.

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  3. Beatiful shawl! But I have bought so many Stephen's patterns, but just can't through them. I just now enjoy watching others finish the patterns.

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    1. I do like his distinctive style, and I've had better experiences with some of his other patterns.

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  4. Your Shawl looks so beautiful, congratulations!

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  5. Despite the POA purling TBL, the shawl turned out beautiful!

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