Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Dandelion on A Meadow Mystery KAL



Dandelion on A Meadow is a crescent shaped shawl worked from the bottom up and the narrow curved shape of lace is created by short rows. The pattern is worked both wrong and right side but it is easy enough to memorize and knit.
Pattern includes charts and written directions. If you like to add beads to your shawl, I includes instruction where to place the beads.

Finished Size (16 repeats): 160 cm (63”) across top edge, 45 cm (17.7”) depth

Level: Intermediate - Advanced

Suggested yarn and yardage needed:
Any sock yarn (see table for yardage needed). I used Rendezvous Forever sock (pixie dust colorway) 1 skein.



Needle: 3.5 mm (US 4), 4 mm (US 6), 6 mm (US 10)

Notions: stitch markers, removable stitch marker or 4 cm of contrasting color yarn.

The KAL is divided into 4 Clues published every Thursday starting on August, 2.
1st clue: August, 2
2nd clue: August, 9
3rd clue: August, 16
4th clue: August, 23

To participate into The “Dandelion on A Meadow” Mystery KAL, there are 2 options:

Option 1: You can buy my hand-dyed yarn Rendezvous Forever Sock USD 23 for single skein or USD 43 for 2 skeins (shipping and clues are included). You can choose your color here.
Payment by Paypal, no accounts required. Credit cards accepted.
The pattern will be sent to you via Ravelry (please let me know your Ravelry username and your color choice during check out) and the yarn will be sent to your address (please make sure to update your shipping address in Paypal). Shipping cost is FREE! Please allow 10 - 21 days to reach your hand.

Latest date to order: July 10, 2012.

Option 2: You can buy the clues only for USD 3,-. Payment by Paypal and delivery by Ravelry, no accounts required. Credit cards accepted.

Latest date to order: August 1, 2012

Once you bought the clues or the yarn, you’ll receive a notification every time a new clue is uploaded.
You also need to sign up here.

At the end of the KAL, the participants will receive a copy of the complete pattern at no additional cost.
After August 2, the pattern will be released with a full price USD 5,- and the kit will be sold with a full price USD 28 for single skein and USD 51 for 2 skeins,-
Pattern is protected by copyright, so participants in the KAL are required to not distribute copies of the clues or copies of the whole pattern.

Dandelion on A Meadow Pattern only:
USD 5.00,-

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Dandelion on A Meadow Kit:





Sizes






Info about the yarn:
Name: Rendezvous Forever Sock
Weight: Fingering
Fibers: 75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon
Yardage/Weight: approx. 460 yds / 100g
Machine washable/lay flat to dry using bleach-free detergent.
Hand wash always recommended
May bleed slightly upon first wash.

Monday, June 04, 2012

Gathering Leaves Shawl Using Only 1 Skein of Sock Yarn

A few months back, somebody emailed me to ask whether it is possible to make a small version of Gathering Leaves shawl. I told her that she can skip rows 10 - 39 to make it smaller but I was not sure how it would look like. At that time, I wanted to try myself to see whether the shawl still look nice skipping so many rows, however, I didn't have time to do it.

Last month, after I have done writing pattern for Saltire, I have some free time before starting another design. So, I decided to grab some yarn and make a smaller version of Gathering Leaves. To make it more challenging, I want to make this pattern using only 1 skein of sock yarn.

Fiori was having chicken pox and had to be quarantine in the room. She wanted me to accompany her all the time and didn't let me get out of the room. She let me crochet but she made sure that I didn't leave the room. So, I got plenty of crochet time and managed to finished the shawl in 2 days.

So without further ado, here is the result:




I managed to used up only 1 skein of Rendezvous Forever Sock in Sour colorway, but I had to crochet it very very very tight using 3.5 mm hook.

Pattern: Gathering Leaves
Source: Here
Materials: Rendezvous Forever Sock Yarn 75% Merino Superwash/25% Nylon (Sour color)
Qty: 1 x 100 gram (460 yards)
Needles: 3.5 mm
Start-Finish Date: 14 - 15 May 2012
Finished size: 44.5" wide by 21.25" deep
Yarn Usage:
Row 1 - 40 = used 6 gram
Row 41 - 50 = used 19 gram
Row 51 - 60 = used 34 gram
Row 61 - finished = used 41 gram





If you are interested to make this shawl, you can buy the pattern in here.
Or another option is to buy the kit.

GATHERING LEAVES KIT:
If you buy the kit, you'll get the PDF pattern and the yarn
The pattern will be sent to your email address (or to your Ravelry's library) and the yarn will be sent to your address (please make sure to update your shipping address in Paypal). Shipping cost is FREE! Please allow 10 - 20 days to reach your hand.





Quantity






Info about the yarn:
Weight: Fingering
Fibers: 75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon
Yardage/Weight: approx. 463 yds / 100g
Machine washable/lay flat to dry using bleach-free detergent.
Hand wash always recommended
May bleed slightly upon first wash.