Stardust and Moonbeams
Finished
October 14, 2013
October 28, 2013

Stardust and Moonbeams

Project info
StarDance by Rosemary (Romi) Hill
Knitting
Neck / TorsoShawl / Wrap
regular
Needles & yarn
US 5 - 3.75 mm
Tongue River Farm Laceweight Mohair Wool
833 yards in stash
0.51 skeins = 867.0 yards (792.8 meters), 115 grams
Natural/Undyed
Reinbeck
Notes

Yarn: Tongue River Farm Lace
starting weight: 215g
After B: 200g - 15g used
After C: 183g - 32g used
After D: 172g - 43g used
After E: 169g - 46g used
After F: 156g - 59g used
After G: 150g - 65g used
After H: missed it
After I and the BO: 100g - 115g used

Beads: Gold Lined Clear

Chart B:
On rows 21, 25, and 33 if you are using markers they will move.
On row 49 the 3 stitch edge pattern is different watch out for it!

Chart C:
The markers change on the first row. I would remove your markers if you use them on the last row of Chart B, and replace them while knitting row 1 of C.

twist3inc - I didn’t use a cable needle for them. I just knit the third stitch on the needle from behind, YO, knit the second stitch from behind, YO, knit the first stitch as normal, pull all 3 knitted stitches off the needle and continue on.

On row 25 if you’re using markers they will shift.

Chart D:
I din’t use markers except to mark the edge stitches. If you use markers they shift on row 7.

Chart E:
I used markers to keep track on the 5 big repeats and the edge stitches.

Chart F:
Took out the repeat markers, and only used the edge markers.

If you do use markers for the repeats, they will shift on rows 5, and 13.

Chart G:
I placed markers for the big repeats again. If you do, you may want to remove them again before row 5. On that row they will shift again.

I started to make stupid mistakes in the lace, so decided not to knit the Tall even though I had enough yarn.

Chart H:
Row 5 has cables and lace and beads, Oh my! ;)

If you depend on markers to keep your repeats straight I would recommend removing them on row 6, and replacing them on row 8 or 9. Row 7 has a twist 3 stitch that straddles the marker line, and the marker will move. For that twist 3 stitch I copied the increase from earlier in the shawl without the YO between the stitches.

The marker also moves on row 31

This chart has a lot of extra bead potential.

Chart I:
Row 3 sees the edge pattern change. the k1 tbl became a double decrease.

Bind off:
I used a size 4.5mm crochet hook for the BO. The BO is long, but it only took me about 2 and a quarter hours.

Blocking:

I blocked this shawl with an angle in the top line. My blocking wingspan is 72 inches from tip to tip, and about 36 inches from the middle back down. I think I’m glad I didn’t do the tall size. When I un-pinned it, it only relaxed about an inch in all directions.

The Yarn:
I don’t remember picking out so much vm from the yarn when I used the white, but it’s been a while. There was also a section that I ended up cutting out because it was a lot thicker than the rest, and had a couple of fold backs in one of the ply. I should have probably cut out more than I did. Most of it is consistently thin, but in that thin there is a fluctuation like in my hand-spun.

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October 28, 2013
 
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by Tongue River Farm
Lace
50% Icelandic, 50% Mohair
1685 yards / 226 grams

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  • Project created: October 27, 2013
  • Finished: October 29, 2013
  • Updated: November 2, 2013
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