The cleaning bug has left me, as quickly as it came – leaving in its wake a much cleaner house in general, with the exception of a few chores that got abandoned mid-stream when the urge faded rapidly at about 7pm last night. (That means that the upstairs closet is sort of worse, but closets are like that. They get worse before they get better, so even though it’s spilling out into the room, I’m considering the job half done.) A big bag went to the bin, an even bigger bag out to Goodwill, and today I’m absolutely totally going to think about how to attack the stash room to get the new yarn in.
I had a bit of a “thing” in Texas as the DFW Fiber Fest. Before I’d left I had decided that I was going to buy yarn. I’d set a budget – because I’m totally like that. I have a thing for yarn, and if I bought all that I wanted I’d be broke and buried in a heartbeat. I was thinking of this as mostly buying most of the yarn for this year (considering the wee yarn accident I had in February at Madrona) and I was totally committed to project based buying, not affection based buying, which is absolutely how I got in the pickle I’m in now – many fabulous individual skeins, but not enough for projects really, unless you’re talking about an endless parade of hats and socks – or a million striped things.
This trip I sat down before I went to the market, and I laid out some of the things I’d like to make this year. Sweaters for Lou and Myrie, a gift for a very special occasion coming up, some solid or semi-solid yarns to go with some of the brilliant single skeins I have to turn them into projects, and my a skein or two of yarn that Joe would approve of. I wrote down the names of the projects, the weights of the yarns I was looking for, and the amounts I needed. I made a yarn shopping list.
Off I went to the Marketplace, and it went great. I didn’t have much time there – maybe 15 minutes here, 20 minutes there, and that was a great help. There was no time to lose control and fall down on the plan. There was only time to get what was on the list. I got some great stuff from MadelineTosh, Alisha Goes Around, Brooks Farm Yarn, Knitting Rose Yarns and (be still my beating heart) these two skeins of Sexy from The Buffalo Wool Co.
The colours were beautiful, but the natural knew my name. It’s 50% bison down, and 50% silk, and it’s just the right mix of soft and shiny, light but drapey – when I’m done with it the bison should bloom beautifully, making a little halo that will make the beads even more subtle and beautiful…
Oh, didn’t I mention the beads? Whatever this ends up being, it’s going to be beaded. Last night I started Lilac Wish, which is lovely – and might totally end up being what I make (despite the lack of beads in the pattern – I’ll slam them in as I go) but this morning I’m possessed of the idea that this pattern is too curved, too crescent-ish (which was predictable, it’s a crescent shawl) and I think I’d like something a lot like it, but more like a stole, but still worked side to side, not end to end. I imagine this going on over a strapless dress (clearly, it will not be me wearing it) and I think it needs to be something else.
Ideas? I have 730metres or 800 yards, and it’s a laceweight – and I’d like to use up most of the yarn. It’s too lovely to have leftovers.
The perfect pattern is out there somewhere.
(PS. It turned out that all they yarns I bought were from Texas. How about that.)
I got distracted by the beads and the beauty of the yarn… would “Celestarium” by Audry Nicklin work? You might not have quite enough yarn but… boy it’d be gorgeous, and I bet they’d send you another skein…
I was just going to suggest that! Good thought! I also think it would be gorgeous!
Beautiful yarn, and the beads are gorgeous. How about “Twig and Leaf” by Anne Hanson?
How about I give you my address, on the off-chance you need to clear out ‘old’, ‘unloved’ yarn(s) to make room for the glorious new stuff??
Incidently, a friend from my Knit Night is joining your mini-retreat, and I’m jealous as the dickins!
I think the holden shawl woukd look great with that yarn.
I’m thinking Åsa Tricosa Designs > Tiong Bahru but didn’t you already make that? And it is not a stole. I’m just enthusiastic because I made one and I get complements every time I wear it!
Snap! I think it would make a gorgeous Tiong Bahru!
Aeolian Shawl, Knitty, add beads and it would be gorgeous.
I added beads, and it turned out beautifully! good recommendation.
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittinCodeMonkey/aeolian-shawl
we LOVED having you here in DFW!!!
how about Giardina? (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/giardina)
Love Giardina! Anything by Susanna IC would be great for that special Texas yarn (she’s from Texas).
http://www.ravelry.com/designers/susanna-ic
I like the Hanami Stole. Someday I will knit it too.
That’s the one I was going to suggest. Been on my queue for almost 6 years…
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/dyeforyarn-designs
Several stole patterns from this designer, my personal fave is Windspiel (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/windspiel). I notice they give a portion of profits from some patterns to Doctors without Borders.
I like this option– I think it would be easy to add beads.
How about Ifigenia http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ifigenia
or Sweet Lily Shawl
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sweet-lily-shawl
or Desert Veil
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/desert-veil-shawl
or Saragasso
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sargasso
I recently made a crescent shaped shawl for my mom and I modeled it for photos with a strapless dress (on my dressmaker’s dummy). I tried it on as well and found the dimensions worked. I LOVE it!
http://ravel.me/kcrella/bts
One last suggestion, my absolute favorite, sugarfrost by Anne Hanson…
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sugarfrost-scarf-or-stole
I had some really pretty sparkly lace-weight that I got at Knit City 2012 in Vancouver, and searched FOREVER to find the perfect pattern for it…which ended up being this:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/zebulon
I get more compliments on that than anything else I have knitted, I believe. And every time I wear it around knitters I always get asked for the pattern name.
Anything by Laura Nelkin! She has the most beautiful beaded shawl designs and they call out for luxury yarn.
Seconded!
Using silk and beads I’m planning on Tibetan Clouds Beaded Stole by Sivia Harding
Cold mountain is a great stoll for accenting a strappy dress!
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cold-mountain
I think the Baltic Sea Stole calls for 800 yards of lace, and you can add the beads anywhere you want. That, and it’s a beautiful stole.
Wait a second…bison down? And here I thought your post about it on Tuesday was an April Fools joke!
Have you seen Ppaola? I think you could easily add some beads. It’s not quite worked side to side, rather it starts with the big flower in the middle and then can do the arms two at a time. I think you could just as easily add beads in the place of the nupps. I made it in a red Madelinetosh for my wedding last summer. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ppaola
How about another birch?
I like this idea.. feels right…
One of the patterns from Victorian Lace Today…because that is the look you seem to be striving for…elegant and timeless.
Too funny–the project on my needles (now that I’ve finished the baby knitting before my trip and can go back to it) is Buffalo Wool Co’s Sexy in their Gorgeous colorway (yes, yes it is).
I was given my first taste of their yarn when I was severely ill and my LYS rounded up a basket of goodies and doorbell-ditched them as a get-well–including, be still my heart, two skeins of buffalo! It was a vote of health that I could not turn down, and I got better.
Then one of the LYSOs herself had a sudden, critically ill injury–and I had recovered from my Crohn’s flare by then and knew exactly what to do with that buffalo yarn. She got it right back.
I love those yarns… Good memories.
Beads and lace automatically make me think Sivia Harding I’ve knit up several of her patterns, they are well written and I always get compliments when I wear them. She is a wonderful teacher too.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/leafwise
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sister-joan
a susan pandorf lovely http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/magic-carpet-ride
or this russian lovely
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/something-borrowed
or this lovely that seems flexible with yardage and has interesting design to show off your strapless dress
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/evening
I almost bought some of the Bison at Stitches Wet a few weeks ago. It will sing in your hands. And oy moy is it soft. Enjoy the process.
I did the “Leaf Garland Shawl” by Michele Bernstein. It has options for beads and without and can be done either short and wide or long and skinny. It can also be done as long as desired or to use up all your yarn (as long as you can figure out where 1/2 your yarn is (weight)). I love it. Deeply.
We do make nice yarns here in Texas! Enjoyed seeing you at Fiber Fest. Hope you done back to the area again real soon.
And by “done” I mean come. Darned autocorrect!!!
Sweet lily shawl
Traveling vines scarf published in Dogs steal Yarn
How about Silver Bells and Cockle Shells? The medium is 800 yards 🙂
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/silver-bells-and-cockle-shells
Actually, with a strapless dress, I think you made the perfect choice with the lilac wish!
Have you seen “Corey’s Stole”? Found it on ravelry — http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/coreys-stole
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/daisy-wrap
Steph, do you crochet? This is on my list of gorgeous fiber needs a gorgeous project. I bought Metallico which is 1/2 alpaca and 1/2 silk for it, but the bison would be amazing.
You are so clever, even if you don’t crochet you could devise a similar pattern.
Can’t wait to see what it becomes!
How about a Boo Knits pattern? These two are rectangular, beaded, and call for 766 yds:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boo-humbug
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/premonition
They’re listed as fingering weight, but her designs are often worked in a variety of weights, and the laceweight examples look great.
I made this Quatrefoil Lace Scarf not too long ago.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/quatrefoil-lace-scarf
It’s really more of a stole. You could always use beads instead of nupps.
Sandy’s fury E222 by Iris Schreier
Iris by Susan Pandorf
Gosh, that’s lovely yarn. My suggestion would be Fragile Heart 2:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fragile-heart-2
It only calls for 400 odd yards, but it’s not like you aren’t known for taking matters into your own hands. An extra repeat or two could easily eat up the additional yardage.
Whatever your choice, it’s sure to be a flawless work of knittery.
Love your suggestion! I out it in my queue.
Boo knits on ravelry has wonderful beaded shawl!
Loooove them all.
Look at some of the patterns at http://www.lostcityknits.com. Denise has some outstanding shawl patterns.
I recommend the Simple Elegance Wrap by Great Yarns. While the pattern does not call for beads, I knit one out of mink yarn and added beads to the lace border. It is a fun knit, and is easy to alter to fit a variety of needs.
The “honesty” of this yarn seems to call out for something simple, yet very fine (like a petticoat with a fancy edge that can be glimpsed when you swirl or a delicate linen handkerchief with a lace edge). Perhaps not an overall lace pattern, but a delicate border? Many by SusannaIC would be lovely — Diantha, Stellaria, Beithe, Derwen? Maybe someone has already mentioned these? It is a beautiful yarn.
The Upstairs shawl calls for 850 yds but you can make it most any length you want. I think beads would be very pretty in the open “steps”. It is knit end to end though instead of the side to side you were hoping for…
Try “stoles” from Birgit Freyer. She has some gorgeous stuff, some of it knitted the long way (you can tell by looking at it which way it is constructed). I’m not sure if you want that lacy of a design, but she has some very nice patterns. I’ve put a link below to one of hers (through her online store, but you may also be able to get them through Ravelry) that is knit the long way. You can navigate from there if you want to browse.
http://www.knitting-delight.com/shop/product_info.php?info=p277_Stole–Aphrodite-.html
Do you have a copy of “Victorian Lace Today”? Last year I knit the melodiously-named Scarf with the No. 20 Edging from “The Knitted Lace Pattern Book,” 1850. I used just under 800 yards of laceweight, and the thing is GORGEOUS. If I may say so.
I adore that red/brown yarn towards the left of your Texas Yarn Roundup!
I have just looked through the patterns that are linked in the replies. I hope for two things:
– that more designers would specify the shape of the finished object: triangle, crescent, rectangle, etc and
-that we could develop a uniform terminology; many people use shawl, scarf and stole interchangeably, when to my mind they are different.
Perhaps when knitters rule the world, at about the same time we settle on one type of screwdriver, these things will come to pass. Meanwhile, one of my favorites is Eunny Jang’s Print ‘o the Wave.
Hi Stephanie: I am not going to give suggestions on a shawl (I think Lilac Wish is beautiful, and some are not quite so crescent-shaped), but I did want to ask a question: When you were at Madrona, teaching Mawata, you stated that you thought everyone should have a yarn textbook, so we know the basics, as well as so much more, even though we can find a lot on the internet. Could you please throw some suggestions out for a yarn text book or two (or three)? Also, I MUST tell you that your hair looked FABULOUS at Madrona–I think you have tamed the curls! Thanks for your help…..
I’ve clearly been reading the blog too long and too carefully because I actually remembered a few blog posts with her sort of “text book” recommendations. And then I found them. Here are a few:
March 26, 2013: http://www.yarnharlot.ca/2013/03/references/
December 7, 2012: http://www.yarnharlot.ca/2012/12/i_walk_the_line/
December 11, 2012:
http://www.yarnharlot.ca/2012/12/nothing_to_see/
I’ve found lots of these helpful.
Thank you!
I’ll give you three. The Principles of Knitting, The Vogue Knitting book, The Knitters Handbook. All great.
Thank you–I shall start my search for one (or more of these).
Agree with all three, but one other absolute must have is Stephanie’s own “Knitting Rules”. (I’m on my 4th copy myself.
It’s amazing how ephemeral they are, right? I keep giving mine away and then having to replace them because I just can’t do without it!
You have a stash ROOM? Oh lucky you!
It’s a shawl, not a stole, but it’s beautiful and beaded – take a look at Fragile Heart by Boo Knits. I just started it using MadTosh Prairie – my first beaded project
I, too, have looked at all the suggestions, and the Lilac Wish you originally chose is nice; I like the tiered “waves” above the lace pattern. Two more struck me as good possibilities for adding beads:
Holden and Saragasso. I didn’t look to see which way they were knitted, horizontally or vertically. Good luck making your decision. I’m sure whatever you pick will end up spectacularly.
I can’t say I’m surprised you bought all Texas yarn. We have great yarn here! Hooray! I can’t wait to see what you end up making with it.
Woot! Loved you being here with us!
I have to beg, will you PLEASE make a video of how to lever knit??? Or let me know where I can go to one of your classes. If you made a video of all of the different techniques, I would be the first to buy it. Thank you. Love your blog….
Oh, man! To be honest, I’m not one for natural hues, but your combination of the yarn with the beads is absolutely beautiful!! I’m jealous!
Have you seen the Interweave Special 2013 issue of “Jane Austen Knits”? Gorgeous patterns!!! The “Georgiana Darcy’s Fancy Shawl” is breathtaking AND requires beads! It calls for 1,100 yards, but is knit from side-to-side. You could easily control the length. I can’t wait to see what you choose to do with it!!
I am eagerly looking at all the suggestions – I have two skeins of Tosh Merino Light I would like to make into a shawl, with not much leftover, and I can’t decide on a pattern. Lacy, but not super lacy, triangle or crescent shape, no crochet edging,…somehow I’ll know it when I see it. I think.
Good luck with the stash arranging. Sometimes it’s almost as much fun fondling the stash as knitting. Almost.
Do they kill the buffalo to get the wool or do they shear them like sheep? If they kill them then I’d say “no” to that yarn. I don’t decorate my body with the skins/hides of beings who were slaughtered. But each to her own.
Generally speaking, the buffalo is for meat, and the down is garbage. Knitters rescue it from there. Under no circumstances are bison killed for down. (Meat is worth more.)
Meat or down, together with the scavengers and profiteers, the end user shares the karma for the death.
It begs to be a camisole that goes over a flowing skirt, or linen pants .
I think the beaded shawl would look lovely and over a simple black turtleneck! Easily fancy and “effortlessly chic” with dark jeans and funky flats.
This one. It is that impossible blend of elegance and casual.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/glittering-sands-stole
A lovely piece indeed. Outline each “sand dune” with beads, or what? I can’t decide. But I love the idea of a “squared oval” and I think that’s more like what Steph had in mind, rather than crescent.
DFW Fiber Fest was grand, wasn’t it? I really enjoyed your class on silk – all the information and the gentle confidence of your guidance. I’ve got silk to play with.
And, well, yarn to explore since I have no idea what I’ve bought – no projects intended yet. THANK YOU again for coming to Texas again.
How about Naomh by Rene Leverington. It isn’t quite a stole, but I like the rectilinear shape… Beads, interesting lace… Definitely worth a look.
Perhpas something from Nancy Bush’s Knitted Lace of Estonia might suit?
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knitted-lace-of-estonia
Or what about Jane Sowerby, who is a goddess of lace in my humble opinion. Here is a Ravelry search for sowerby + 0-730 meters + scarf OR shawl-wrap + knitting. Sorry, I don’t know how to hyperlink in a WordPress comment posting.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#page=1&pc=scarf|shawl-wrap&query=sowerby&craft=knitting&view=captioned_thumbs&sort=best&meterage=0|730
I can vouch for ‘A Curved Shawl with Diamond Edging’ (which I beaded) and for Alpine Lace Shawl’, both from Victorian Lace Today.
How about Bitterroot? It is lovely and uses beads. One of these days I’ll even knit it!
I’ve never suggested anything for you to knit before – but today I think I have a good option. It asks for more yarn than you have… but it’s easy to shorten (width and length) and you’ll figure it out. It’s beautiful – and the beads will look divine with this! Hope this helps:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/32-lace-shawl
What about the Juno Regina Stole (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/juno-regina-stole–wrap)? It isn’t beaded, but it would be really easy to add beads. And it calls for exactly as much yarn as you have (for the stole, not the wrap).
I keep failing the human test – oh my! If it works this time – I suggest Morvarch http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/morvarch
About the human test. Do your comment first. Then go back up and do the test. Works for me. Good luck!
Here are my ideas:
Dancing Birds of Paradise (my favorite)
Laminaria (my 2nd favorite)
Echo Flower Shawl
Pteridia
Reflection and Refraction
And for something completely different: Fairy Dust (the skirt for little girls)
I’d say Dancing Cranes Stole by Shui Kuen Kozinski and Benne Ferrell
My first thought was one of Åsa Tricosa’s gorgeous side to side shawls which mean you can use up every scrap of precious yarn. Semele would be my pick, and it’s easily beaded.
How about Susan Pandorf’s Sherwood Stole?
If you haven’t made Trousseau, that might be nice. I love that pattern but have not found the perfect yarn yet.
Why not replace birch? You loved it and lost
Oh my….sexy gave me chills….
Maybe a short-sleeve/cap sleeve fancy beaded cardi? Although I don’t have an actual pattern to suggest. Sorry! Such pretty yarn and it will look so lovely with the beads…..
I would suggest this one, could easily be modified to work in the direction you wish, for the amont of yarn that you have.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/an-elegant-beaded-lace-stole
In re-reading your requirements, this one is worked the way you want, cast on the long edge, cast off the long edge. Can’t wait to see what you choose 🙂
I have recently ordered a skein of the bison/silk yarn from The Buffalo Wool Company. I am going to knit the Prairie Shawl. I got the shawl pattern from Buffalo Wool Company also. It does not have beads but they could easily be added.
How about Evening, by Laura Patterson?
In regards to the OOAK ‘affection’ skeins. Amy King wrote a sweater pattern for Knitty called “Less Is More”. She also did an accompanying article on combining wildly different colored variegated fibers (would work for yarn, as well) with spectacular, unexpected results. I have also seen folks take the color theory that she described in her article and use it in other sweater patterns.
Dancing Cranes is a lovely rectangular shawl that you can easily modify for size. I did 2 extra repeats in the length and an extra half repeat in the width and used 870 yards of Kidsilk Haze. I get tons of compliments every time I wear it.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dancing-cranes-stole
Here are the links for the aforementioned pattern and article:
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEw12/KSPATTlessismore.php
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEw12/KSFEATlessismore.php
Well, this one is not crescent but not completely rectangle (altho classified as one) either, but pretty and easy to add beads…
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/westport-shawl
I didn’t see much for rectangular shawls worked sideways on ravelry!
Storm warning calls for 350-500 yds., and it would be perfect in that color and it’s beaded. (It’s fingering, but I don’t think you should let that stop you.)
Ooh ooh, have you seen “Fringetree” by Knitspot?
http://knitspot.com/knitting_pattern/fringetree-p-716.html
oh wow. I can see you had a good time, what beautiful yarn.
What about Stola / stole *IceDrops*
by Birgit Freyer . She is one of my favorite designers.
I have a few suggestions:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/leaf-and-acorn-stole
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dancing-cranes-stole
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/twinings-stole.
That last is my favorite and I have added it to my queue.
the yarn sounds yummy, I love the color and I wish you much joy in the knitting.
Linda
Hmm…normally I’m not a bead person, but for this stole I think they’ll be perfect! What about a small version of Noblesse, by Birgit Freyer?
Anne Hanson of knitspot has just released a beauty called fringetree. It’s in her Rav shop.
Have you seen the latest issue of Ply magazine? It’s all about silk, and there’s a pattern for a stole in there for knitting sideways to take advantage of the drape of silk yarn. It’s pretty, too.
You guys are KILLING ME with all these pattern ideas. I still have the pink Fino alpaca with matching beads I picked out with Steph that time in Toronto…years ago.
You mean– this pink yarn?
http://www.yarnharlot.ca/2007/07/good_company/
July 2007? For me, that would be souvenir yarn by that point– not for knitting!
(Why do I remember this? I don’t remember when my flight leaves on Thursday, but I do remember this? Crap.)
Yep, that’s the stuff. Not enshrined just yet.
If only we could reclaim all those brain cells … I remember all the words to “You’re So Vain” but routinely forget to pick up the Hurricane from track practice.
Not sure if anyone has suggested it yet, but what about Bubbles and Baubles on Ravelry? (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bubbles-and-baubles) it could easily be made rectangular rather than crescentic and would look lovely with a fancy/strapless dress. It looks young to me, so maybe for a prom or something?
PS- all that yarn makes me envious! Maybe I’ll get to go to DFW fiberfest next year. 🙂
Brooklyn Tweed Celes would be beautiful with that.
I agree…in fact,I am in the middle of making it with some natural shetland wool but think I will make another later with Bison and beads!
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Unrelated, but did you know that Trader Joe’s sells frozen poutine? I bought a package but we haven’t tried it yet.
Beautiful yarn! How about 100 diamonds?
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/100-diamonds
I literally just ( as in about an hour ago ) bound off mine, in a lovely purple merino silk blend with crystal beads. She needs a good blocking, but I’m already in live.
A really fun pattern—asymmetrical, part stockinette, with enough lace to keep it interesting.
Woops. Meant for that to say “in LOVE” not live. Stupid autocorrect…. 🙂
Haven’t looked through all the suggestions (those I looked at were all gorgeous, tho), but I agree a stole would probably be your best bet. If not that, then a triangular or “triangle with wings” (my term, but I think you can picture it).
What are those lovely orange and gold yarns you bought? They look great together, and I hope you use them together in one project, maybe with one of your favorite yellowy, olivey greens.
Wow that yarn/bead combo is stunning!!
What about “Bead Lightning Shawl” by Uma Padu or “Juno Regina Stole & Wrap” by Miriam L. Felton? Each of them has such a beautifully strong background combined with unique geometric patterning. I like patterns like these because they push the limits of what we typically think of as a dainty lace without being horribly modern.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bead-lightning-shawl
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/juno-regina-stole–wrap
Just looking at an old post on your blog. January 10, 2006, Whisper stole. Is that the pattern you’re looking for?
I don’t have a single suggestion as to what you should knit; I just wanted to comment on how intriguing it is that someone makes a yarn from bison down and silk. I can’t quite imagine what it feels like, but it certainly is very pretty.
How about this one… An Elegant Beaded Lace Stole
by Anniken Allis. I just started one the other day. It’s knitted side to side so you have to cast on 260something stitches. Plus, you need a LOT of beads but I think it’s gorgeous.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/an-elegant-beaded-lace-stole
How about Whit’s Knits Whisper Wrap?
http://www.purlbee.com/the-purl-bee/2012/5/13/whits-knits-whisper-wrap.html
I suggest the Northern Summer Shawl by Jo Kelly.
I recently knit this using handspun Finn, and it was a lot of fun to knit. Beads would look great!
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/northern-summer-shawl
Did I miss the Texas photos?
Bison! OMG, As a fibre nut who lives in Austalia I’ve only read about this stuff, (Think it was in my sourcebook, australians have no clure about fibre) Yet another Yarn i will need to prowl the Northern hemisphere’s websites for. I Have an entire bag of Norwegian yarn for matching up with patterns with Australian yarn for (My co-workers think i am slightly odd for this.) So far no luck, YET!
Hi Stephanie! I may be 3 days late & $$ short but I’m with DeeDee (April 3 @ 3:44)…there’s a lovely shawl WITH beads by Laura Nelkin called ‘Entamology’ it looks perfect!!! But knowing you…you’re probably half done the pattern you decided on…LOL!! Janie (: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer09/PATTentomology.php
Not only am I going to vote for Dancing Cranes, I’m going to find some suitable yarn and make one myself. Not for me; for some reason I can’t carry off a stole or a shawl, although scarves seem to work well. But how stunning for a bride in white or ivory! Yep, Dancing Cranes, for sure; although I’m not sure how you would work the beads in there. However, I have every confidence you will figure that out yourself.
I think a Monique Boonstra (Boo Knits) or Renee Leverington (Goddess Knits) would be beautiful. Renee typically designs with 800 yards in mind (since that’s typically the amount of her hand-dyed skeins).
Stampede by Chrissy Gardiner. Perfect for bison!
The “I-must-clean-before-I-do-anything-enjoyable” thing is SO entrenched in us.
Fern Shawlette! http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fern-lace-shawlette
Celes by Jared Flood. A long stole, two ends that meet in the middle? Beautiful…
Would the Emily Dickinson shawl by Kieran Foley fit the bill?
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/emily-dickinson
I just love your blog – thank you for being who you are and writing about the things that we all can identify with. I had the same cleaning bug last week (only lasted for a day) but I did hose out my refrigerator!!! The old refrigerator in the garage was really nasty so I pushed it out onto the driveway and hosed it out and followed that with a hot, soapy bath! I can only imagine what my neighbors thought!!! I like to keep ’em wondering.
Thanks again.
I would suggest “Snow Angel” by BooKnits – it’s not a deep crescent at all and it calls for beads and would use all of your Bison yarn. Plus it is a very lovely shawl but it looks more like a stole when worn.
In defense of the LILAC shawl – inspired by the blog post I started the Lilac shawl a few days ago – it is a great, fun knit and looks fabulous. You would love it.
I love looking at all the shawl ideas and your yarn and beads are gorgeous! So glad that my daughter and I got to come to your talk at DFW after all. We both really enjoyed it! Can’t wait to see your projects from all that beautiful yarn!
How about Dare to Dream by Boo Knits?http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dare-to-dream
What about Semele by Asa Tricosa?
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/semele-2
🙂
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pachelbel
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