Tuesday, March 17, 2009

I missed Pi-Day!

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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Pi-shawl-in the middle of 48 rows


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.

1. Pi-shawl-doily

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

1. Pi-shawl-doily


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.

1. Pi-shawl-doily

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

Pi shawl doily with metal horse

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25 comments:

  1. momsue84March 17, 2009 7:51 a.m.

    Love it, Monika! I, too, like the simplicity of the basic pattern. You have inspired me to start one soon!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 17, 2009 8:19 a.m.

    Die Decke gefällt mir sehr gut: schlicht, aber unglaublich wirkungsvoll - so kommen die Farben richtig schön zur Geltung!

    LG von Heike

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  3. GoldenTracksMarch 17, 2009 10:19 a.m.

    Hey, Monika!
    That turned out great. Looks really good on the table.

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  4. AndreaMarch 17, 2009 11:14 a.m.

    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

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  5. Tricô e Mais TricôMarch 17, 2009 11:16 a.m.

    Monika, beautiful!

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  6. FriedaMarch 17, 2009 11:19 a.m.

    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 ...

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  7. sgeddesMarch 17, 2009 11:52 a.m.

    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!

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  8. Claudia BughMarch 17, 2009 12:15 p.m.

    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!

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  9. Päivi, LankakomeroMarch 17, 2009 12:28 p.m.

    It's lovely how the colourworld of your Pi shawl and Kathy's picture match! Beautiful!

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  10. AnonymousMarch 17, 2009 2:18 p.m.

    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.

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  11. AnonymousMarch 17, 2009 2:37 p.m.

    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!

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  12. AnonymousMarch 17, 2009 2:44 p.m.

    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?

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  13. AnonymousMarch 17, 2009 3:15 p.m.

    soooo simply beautiful!

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  14. AngelikaMarch 17, 2009 3:33 p.m.

    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.

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  15. ElemmacilturMarch 17, 2009 3:38 p.m.

    Wow, that looks great!

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  16. CloudberryMarch 18, 2009 3:23 a.m.

    Beautiful!

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  17. AnonymousMarch 18, 2009 6:52 a.m.

    Glad you are feeling better, your Pi shawl is just gorgeous, I love the graduated colour change.

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  18. T-MomMarch 18, 2009 5:22 p.m.

    What beautiful colors! And I think you blocked it just fine.

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  19. BeverlyMarch 18, 2009 10:13 p.m.

    The photo is amazing. The translation into a shawl is beautiful.

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  20. MarianneMarch 19, 2009 10:03 a.m.

    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.

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  21. AnonymousMarch 19, 2009 1:47 p.m.

    Beautiful!!!! and that horse on it is just perfect! Congratulations on the finish :)

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  22. AnonymousMarch 19, 2009 5:04 p.m.

    What a lovely Pi!! I also like the horse very much, it is beautiful!!

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  23. AnnMarch 19, 2009 7:47 p.m.

    It's gorgeous & I love the colors. It's definitely a great pattern & I also enjoyed knitting it.

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  24. AnonymousMarch 21, 2009 7:08 p.m.

    The colors are awesome!! SO beautiful! It's more a piece of art than a shawl!

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  25. AnonymousMarch 22, 2009 4:47 a.m.

    Wunderschön geworden.
    Der Farbverlauf begeistert mich.
    Ich hab dich gerade entdeckt und möchte öfter bei dir reinschaun.
    Liebe Grüße Elfi

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