Danish shawl-again
March 20, 2009 By Ina
Filed under Completed projects, Knitting, Knitting Blog, Patterns, Projects
I’ve completed my latest Danish shawl.
The pattern is from Dorothea Fischer, and also was published in Spin-Off Magazine.
This time, I used Lion Brand Homespun Yarn in their Harvest shade. The yarn is soft, and self-striping. So, not as many ends to weave in! This is the second project I’ve made from this yarn. The first, a poncho, was impractical where I live. I saw it gathering dust. Now I have yarn left over for at least one more project. Yeah! 
The shawl is comfortable, and I suspect I’ll mostly wear it indoors. I may wear it under a coat in the winter, but don’t see myself working outside in it. The yarn is softer than singles wool. I used larger needles, and basically ignored the knitting gauge. I knew from my last shawl about how I wanted it to work up. And the Homespun yarn is a heavier yarn than the suggested singles.
Even so, it was light to knit. And, as I noted in an earlier post, I was pleasantly surprised the yarn was easy to work with. With my poncho, I had trouble with the yarn clinging to my needles. In retrospect, it was probably my needles. This time, I used my Denise needles and had no problems. Both patterns had increases, so I don’t think it was the pattern.
Shawl in progress (color not true)
Instead of the corded edge finish, I opted for a simpler single crochet around the shawl. The ties were made as I made the edging. At the two corners, I chained 60 stitches, and then came back doing single crochet in the chain loops. I skipped some of the loops to make ties that will straighten completely.
What do you think?
The original Danish shawl pattern appeared in Spin-Off Magazine. Click here to buy now!
The links to Spin-Off Magazine in this article are affiliate links. Spin-Off Magazine did not provide me with the pattern or issue.
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