Yet another fantastic pattern from Lisa Hannes, Afternoon in Lisbon is a mosaic and garter stitch shawl I had the priviledge of test knitting. As is usual for her patterns, even the test versions are highly polished and well-written, and rarely have any remarkable errors. The pattern includes both charted and written instructions. I worked from the charts as is usually my preference, since it's a lot easier to visualize the pattern and figure out where you are in it.
I knit the original large size, but there are small and medium variations available for a more scarf like project. The length of the garter sections is customizeable, and after you've knit the first mosaic section you can calculate how long you can make the garter sections without running out of yarn. The shawl is knit from one end to the other, reversing the colors for the middle mosaic section.
I ended up using The Uncommon Thread Uncommon Everyday, which produced a shawl with excellent drape! I've never used this yarn before, and made a mental note that it's also one of the least splitty yarns I've worked with, and was very pleasant to knit.
This is a gorgeous, very sophisticated shawl!
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DeleteYou knit beautifully. Do you get paid to test knit or just the pleasure of knitting a project before everyone else?
ReplyDeleteOh, no, there is no money involved. It's mostly about the pleasure of getting the pattern early and helping to fix errors, since I'm pretty good at spotting them. You may get a gift pattern after completing a test knit, but I've never received or wanted to receive any money.
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