Pictures say more than a thousand words. So here is my finished Ulmus:
I love this shawl. It's beautiful! And as always with Kirsten's patterns, I'll be making another one soon. One is just not enough. Part of the fun is to pick out the yarn.
I would have run out of the light green yarn, so I started to add a slightly darker version of the same brand at the end.
This is the largest version of the shawl as givin in the pattern. My favorite part was the leaf edge. The main body got a little boring (eyes started to glaze over), but the prize of the edge border ahead kept me going. It's a well written, gorgeous pattern.
specs:
pattern: Ulmus by Kirsten Kapur
yarn: 1. multicolored light yarn: Spunky Eclectic, SW Merino, "Lichen" (lovely stuff)
2. light green: Fleece Artist, Merino/Seacell
3. darker green: Fleece Artist, Merino/Seacell
needle: 3.75mm could have used 4mm
size after blocking: 34.5" x 65"
start-finish: May 2-17
I love the little flecks of blue in this shawl. By the way, after I discovered what Ulmus meant, I was even happier with my color choice.
Monday, June 22, 2009
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Monika,
What a beautiful Shawl!!
I love your projects, they're always an ispiration to me =D
that is one beautiful shawl! i love the yarns you picked--the colors really work together.
Gorgeous! I'm a green gal, so I love the color! :)
wow it's just a great work! i love that you did the end in another color - that looks really wonderful!
Einfach umwerfend !!!
Und schon wieder in meiner Farbe
Wunderschön
Liebe Grüße
Eva
I LOVE the colors! This turned out so fantastic. I'm dragging my feet to knit this for some reason. I just need to buy the darn pattern already!
So beautiful! The green of the border is so lovely!
Beautiful Monika!
It has been really fun to see the variations knitters are coming up with when they run short of yarn - I love what you did with the darker color. I can see Ulmus done with graduated colors throughout the body finally leading into the solid border. Lovely.
lovely!
Einmalig schön,
besonders die Zweifarbigkeit gibt ihm eine besondere Note,
liebe Grüße Elfi
Go green! I love all things green and your shawl is is one of them!
Lovely!
It's just beautiful!
Oh so beautiful! Very nice colors! I love it.
It is very VERY beautiful. Exquisitely executed. Luscious colours. Yum
Monica,
Another gorgeous FO! Love the greens
I love the look of a different color border on the shawl. Very nice!
Beautiful. I love your interpretation. The greens are gorgeous.
the shawl is GORGEOUS. great use of color
Beautiful!!
Lovely!
Margie in Maryland
It is a beautiful shawl , I love the colours that you chose!
i can't imagine the shawl being as lovely all in one shade. This is my first visit to your blog. ich lebe in Alberta, und bin auch von Österreich.
Gorgeous shawl!
This is absolutely gorgeous!!!
Gorgeous!
Oh I adore your shawl and the colours are perfect. The pale green matches so well with the gorgeous rich border colour!!
Absolutely beautiful shawl. I love the darker green border.
It's absolutely breathtaking!
As usual - beautiful! Lovely shade of green. Good for all year wearing.
This shawl is SPECTACULAR!! I'm SO in love with the green border!! It makes me want to drop everything and start one! (Gee I need to develop some self-control!!) LOL!!
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