Here she is, as promised. The light wasn't great today, so you can't really appreciate the beads. I'll take better pictures when the light and location are just right. In the mean time, these pictures show the basics.
The shape is a square with rounded corners. As a shawl, it is best worn with one corner folded over to make a collar. The beads give her a decent amount of weight and therefore drape.
I am leaving you with one more page of notes, where I review the materials I actually used and my blocking instructions. I can imagine this as a wedding veil, in cobweb silk and beads only in the border. I can imagine this as a christening shawl, in fingering weight cashmere without the beads. I can imagine this as a bedspread, in sport weight cotton without the beads.
My final comments are to bring us back to the original idea of starting with a simple stitch pattern and making a design. If you recall, the stitch pattern The Veil of Isis is based on is just a few rows and very straightforward. With some basic manipulation, we got that simple pattern to grow in a very organic way. I hope you enjoyed the process as much as I have. I haven't decided what new project we will work on, but there will be another process project next month. I will post about what is on my needles and in my kitchen in a few days. In the mean time knit on!
Andrea,
ReplyDeleteI LOVE it! I knew I would. Can't wait to finish mine (10 more rows).
Susie
Wow! What a stunning shawl! I love the center.
ReplyDeleteWow!! gorgeous!!! on my to do list
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the kind comments. Send me pictures to post when you finish. It was a totally enjoyable process and thank-you for joining me!
ReplyDeleteOh that is really amazing-wonderful job!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I think I might just cast on for this later on today (no shawl projects going at the moment)...
ReplyDeleteI think I'll do this as a triangle though, and use some of my handspun for it. Thanks!
Your shawl looks really beautiful. Thanks for sharing the process with us.
ReplyDeleteAng
Stunning! I must make it! Thank you for making the charts available.
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too beautiful Andrea. I can't imagine I'll ever have the time again to knit something like this, so please bring it on Sunday to S&E and I promise not to drool on it!
ReplyDeletekelley
Beautiful....
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous. I can't wait to get mine to that point. Half way through round 3. I need more time in my day or to win the lottery. :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI've followed every step of the way and look forward to casting on this beautiful shawl. Thank you so much for carrying us along from beginning to end. It means so much more than just finding a picture and pattern ready to go!
ReplyDeleteAndrea, this design is just stunning! I'm planning on casting it on this week. I was just finishing MS3 and a scarf from Victorian Lace Today before starting. I understand most of the pattern, except for step 10 of the written instructions with chart C. Looking at row 51 of the schematic, and counting all of the yarn overs plus the 2 chart C bead stitches that are picked up, I only see 10 stitches increased (*4 quarters). I'm not seeing where the other 6 stitches are that are increased so I'm wondering what I'm missing?
ReplyDeleteTo Mary:
ReplyDeleteEach corner has 2 increases every other round except on the round you add the chart Cs. Each chart C increases 1 extra stitch and there are 2 chart Cs (one on either side of the corner) for each corner. 2+2=4 increases for every corner when you add the chart C=16 total increase on those rounds (4x4=16.) All other increase rounds have 8 increase. Let me know if this clears things up for you and also leave me an email address so I can email you directly!
Also remember if you are counting YOs, that the chart C increases are not YOs and also to note the paired decreases missing from the chart A1 central YOs.
It's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis shawl is absolutely stunning. Just beautiful. I have been searching for a lace pattern to make a tablecloth or table runner from some yarn that was my grandmothers. This shawl is to complex for my purposes but it is so lovely.
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