What a lovely pattern!
The final measurement after blocking is 46” x 23”.
This is probably the most physically difficult knitting I’ve done, because of the nupps and the 3-into-9 stitches. It didn’t help that I was using a yarn that has no stretch whatsoever. It was really difficult to work the nupps, even though I tried to keep my loops very loose. Next time I do nupps, I’ll be using wool. But aside from the nupps and 3-into-9’s, the lace pattern itself is pretty simple to follow.
When I saw this yarn, I immediately imagined a very lacy scarf with an elaborate border - possibly something Estonian-like. I looked at a number of different patterns, but this one seemed to best represent the kind of scarf I had in mind.
Started the border after the setup chart plus 11 repeats of the flower chart. That left me a little more than 40% of the yarn for the border. I ended up with 8.6 grams of yarn left over. I could definitely have done 12 repeats, but 13 would have been cutting it really close.
My skein weighed 49.9 grams, so it was slightly more than the stated weight.
Out of the total yarn used, the body took 60% (25.1 grams) and the border took 40% (16.7 grams). That seems to be pretty consistent with what other people have found.
I did 7-stitch nupps.
Yarnovers noticed a minor chart error - there should not be a stitch above the “1” in the setup chart. (There should be 9 stitches on either side of the center stitch, not 10 on the right side of it.)
The last row of the edge chart also appears to have too many stitches in it, but it’s just a purl-back row.
8-13-2010
I started an Echo Flower Shawl using a skein of Habu XS-45 20/3 Bamboo, which is a really fine laceweight. I only bought one ball, which is 575 yards, but I hope that will be enough to make a nice sized scarf/shawlette.
If the pattern doesn’t kick my ass, that is.
The main body of the pattern is a fairly simple repeat, but it’s full of “make 2 into 9”, “make 3 into 9”, and triple decreases which aren’t too fun with this skinny, slippery yarn. Plus you can’t use markers for the horizontal repeats, because the number of stitches changes, and vertical repeats are offset. Maybe when I get farther along it will be a little easier to read the lace. And then there’s the border… full of nupps. You may find me drooling and babbling in the corner by the time I’m done with this.
8-27-2010
I’m still pecking away at the Echo Flower shawl. After the first couple of repeats were out of the way, it got much easier. But still, there’s one row that’s full of make-3-into-9’s, K3tog’s, and SSSK’s. That’s the killer.
01-04-2019
A few tips on alternate ways to work nupps:
Method 1: Slip all but the last loop of the nupp to the right-hand needle, knit (or purl, if appropriate) the last loop, then pass all of the slipped loops over the stitch.
Method 2: Tip from Knitterguy: When you do the yarnovers for the nupp, do double yarnovers instead of single ones. On the next row, slip the stitches one by one to the right hand needle, dropping the extra yarnovers. That makes them nice and loose, and evens out the tension. Then move them back to the left needle and purl them together.
Method 3: from Myra Wood’s video: Use a crochet hook to form the nupp in one step. Instead of doing the knits and yarnovers with your knitting needle, use a crochet hook to do the knits and yarnovers. With those loops still on the shaft of the hook, draw up another loop of the yarn and pull it through all of the loops on the hook. Place the new stitch onto the right hand needle. When you get to that stitch on the following row, you just purl it.
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