I wanted to thank you all for your comments on my "Frost Flower" post. I was "under the weather", or "out for the count" over the weekend, flu like symptoms, but I'm O.K. again. I usually respond to your comments individually, but was not able to do so this time.
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Saturday, March 14th, was Pi-Day! I'm no math-nerd, but thanks to Elizabeth Zimmermann, I'm familiar with a very practical use for Pi - her Pi-shawl.
I wanted to knit this shawl for quite some time now, and during some "in between projects" time, while I was looking through my stash, this left over (from my Queen Anne's shawl ) yarn cake fell into my hands. I love this colorway so much, and was delighted to see it's natural occurrence in Kathy's picture:
picture used with permission
Since this was just left over yarn, not a full skein, I knew it would not really make a shawl, but I wanted it to be a center piece for our dining room table anyways. It turned out exactly the way I wanted it, that's to say, I'm very pleased with it. Since this was a small project, I think I'll knit the pi-shawl again in the future. There are many variations out there, but I like the simplicity of it. I did my usual crochet bind off for the border. It's easy and I like it.
specifics:
pattern: by Elizabeth Zimmermann
yarn: Evilla Artyarn 8/2, color A-8
needle: 4mm circular, DP at first
size after blocking: 28" in diameter (blocking it into a circle was really hard, and I didn't do a good job, it's a little oblong)
start-finish: February 21 - 24
25 comments:
Love it, Monika! I, too, like the simplicity of the basic pattern. You have inspired me to start one soon!
Die Decke gefällt mir sehr gut: schlicht, aber unglaublich wirkungsvoll - so kommen die Farben richtig schön zur Geltung!
LG von Heike
Hey, Monika!
That turned out great. Looks really good on the table.
For Pi Day my son made a wonderful asparagus quiche for brunch and a perfect homemade potato-chevre pizza for dinner. It's too bad it only comes around once a year. The Pi Shawl is beautiful. It's on my list to knit someday.
Andrea
Monika, beautiful!
That is absolutely gorgeous as usual ! You're always finding interesting patterns , yarns , techniques . And your spinning is amazing too !
Glad you're feeling better ...
I've never been tempted to knit a circular shawl before, but then you go and post that!
I think I'll have to reconsider!
Isn't that beautiful!!! The colors do mirror nature and I love how it makes an artistic addition to your table :)
I hadn't noticed before that you do a crochet bind-off. I took a better look and really like that as an edging. I'm going to try that sometime too :)
Hope you are feeling better. If not, try a hot toddy before going to bed!
It's lovely how the colourworld of your Pi shawl and Kathy's picture match! Beautiful!
I love how the color compares to the photo of the puddle. The horse looks quite at home on the new table decoration as well.
Holy cow! Now I can see why you were so excited to see that picture of mine! It's a perfect match!!
That shawl really is lovely. Great job on it!
It's beautiful, Monika! A lovely tribute to Pi and EZ. I like your little figurine too.
Hope you're totally recovered! How's the rest of the family?
soooo simply beautiful!
I'm glad you're feeling better. I've never heard of pi-day, but then I never knew there was a square root day either.
Wow, that looks great!
Beautiful!
Glad you are feeling better, your Pi shawl is just gorgeous, I love the graduated colour change.
What beautiful colors! And I think you blocked it just fine.
The photo is amazing. The translation into a shawl is beautiful.
Love love LOVE that yarn, the colours! I even went to the source, alas, they didn't have this colourway (that I could tell) MMMMMMM!
I love EZ's designs, what a genius mind.
Beautiful!!!! and that horse on it is just perfect! Congratulations on the finish :)
What a lovely Pi!! I also like the horse very much, it is beautiful!!
It's gorgeous & I love the colors. It's definitely a great pattern & I also enjoyed knitting it.
The colors are awesome!! SO beautiful! It's more a piece of art than a shawl!
Wunderschön geworden.
Der Farbverlauf begeistert mich.
Ich hab dich gerade entdeckt und möchte öfter bei dir reinschaun.
Liebe Grüße Elfi
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