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Friday Finish: Cheers Shawl

Posted on by Laura Kate

One of the resolutions I made to myself for 2023 was to clear up my backlog of UFOs. Today I celebrate another finish from the knitting category. This shawl, designed by Laura Nelkins….

http://www.nelkindesigns.com/index.cfm/gallery.page/265888.htm

….has been hanging around in its unfinished state for at least three years. I was working the beaded version and got into trouble by choosing beads that were too heavy. Anybody out in blogland work with beads on knitted garments? Let me know if you had any success. For me, the beads were so weighty that the shawl was pulled considerably downward. Sorry, Ms. Nelkin.

Anyway, I still loved the colors and the lace edging. It blocked out to 72 inches.

The beads weren’t totally wasted. I learned how to work them into knitted jewelry, eventually teaching a class on the technique, using up a few beads in the process.

This beadless shawl pairs nicely with my blush-colored boiled wool jacket.

Last time I looked in my craft room closet, there were still three knitting UFOs to finish. I hope to get them marked off the list before summer arrives.

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One of six children, I was raised by a busy mom, who instilled in me a love of fabric. Though I learned to sew and knit at a young age, it was the arrival of my first grandchild that pushed me into action. A long-time knitter, I am now ready to explore all things fiber.

10 thoughts on “Friday Finish: Cheers Shawl”

  3. Lovely shawl! I did work in beads for my Selkie shawl. It was a lace weight shawl. We were given the size and type of bead to use. The beads hold the airy shawl down on the edge, which is nice. Were you given the size and type of beads to use in the pattern?

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    1. Yes I was, but I didn’t understand the different sizes on the packaging of beads. Now I think I would like a few beads on the edges. This one had them throughout the transition border. and the lace border.

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  5. I have done beads on shawls and go with the smallest I can get a minute crochet hook through. The hardest part of using beads is finding ones that will show up on the yarn without being to much of a contrast! Lovely shawl.

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