Monday, June 22, 2009

Ulmus

Pictures say more than a thousand words. So here is my finished Ulmus:

Ulmus-7


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.

Ulmus-4

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.

Ulmus-8

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.

Ulmus-16

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

Ulmus-10

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.

Ulmus-15
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30 comments:

  1. Renata S. P.June 22, 2009 9:02 a.m.

    Monika,
    What a beautiful Shawl!!
    I love your projects, they're always an ispiration to me =D

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  2. knottygnomeJune 22, 2009 9:22 a.m.

    that is one beautiful shawl! i love the yarns you picked--the colors really work together.

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  3. lexaJune 22, 2009 9:37 a.m.

    Gorgeous! I'm a green gal, so I love the color! :)

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  4. gudrunJune 22, 2009 9:39 a.m.

    wow it's just a great work! i love that you did the end in another color - that looks really wonderful!

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  5. AnonymousJune 22, 2009 9:53 a.m.

    Einfach umwerfend !!!
    Und schon wieder in meiner Farbe
    Wunderschön

    Liebe Grüße
    Eva

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  6. AnonymousJune 22, 2009 10:25 a.m.

    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!

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  7. Päivi, LankakomeroJune 22, 2009 10:30 a.m.

    So beautiful! The green of the border is so lovely!

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  8. KirstenJune 22, 2009 11:30 a.m.

    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.

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  9. vanessaJune 22, 2009 2:01 p.m.

    lovely!

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  10. wanderrastJune 22, 2009 2:23 p.m.

    Einmalig schön,
    besonders die Zweifarbigkeit gibt ihm eine besondere Note,
    liebe Grüße Elfi

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  11. Sharon VJune 22, 2009 3:05 p.m.

    Go green! I love all things green and your shawl is is one of them!

    Lovely!

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  12. RuthJune 22, 2009 3:09 p.m.

    It's just beautiful!

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  13. MartinaJune 22, 2009 3:20 p.m.

    Oh so beautiful! Very nice colors! I love it.

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  14. Queen of the Tea CosiesJune 22, 2009 5:23 p.m.

    It is very VERY beautiful. Exquisitely executed. Luscious colours. Yum

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  15. GoldenTracksJune 22, 2009 8:01 p.m.

    Monica,
    Another gorgeous FO! Love the greens

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  16. AnonymousJune 22, 2009 10:02 p.m.

    I love the look of a different color border on the shawl. Very nice!

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  17. BeverlyJune 22, 2009 11:12 p.m.

    Beautiful. I love your interpretation. The greens are gorgeous.

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  18. bobbiJune 23, 2009 12:45 a.m.

    the shawl is GORGEOUS. great use of color

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  19. hannahJune 23, 2009 12:07 p.m.

    Beautiful!!

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  20. AnonymousJune 23, 2009 8:20 p.m.

    Lovely!
    Margie in Maryland

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  21. FriedaJune 23, 2009 8:35 p.m.

    It is a beautiful shawl , I love the colours that you chose!

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  22. SigrunJune 24, 2009 12:05 a.m.

    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.

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  23. At Home Mommy KnitsJune 24, 2009 3:52 p.m.

    Gorgeous shawl!

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  24. Lost MittenJune 24, 2009 11:00 p.m.

    This is absolutely gorgeous!!!

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  25. Carrie KJune 25, 2009 6:08 p.m.

    Gorgeous!

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  26. 2pawJune 25, 2009 9:54 p.m.

    Oh I adore your shawl and the colours are perfect. The pale green matches so well with the gorgeous rich border colour!!

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  27. Kris BJune 26, 2009 8:34 a.m.

    Absolutely beautiful shawl. I love the darker green border.

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  28. KathyJune 27, 2009 2:44 p.m.

    It's absolutely breathtaking!

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  29. Life's a StitchJune 28, 2009 1:20 p.m.

    As usual - beautiful! Lovely shade of green. Good for all year wearing.

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  30. Monica aka Gloria PatreJune 30, 2009 12:35 p.m.

    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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