tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post4831566676795808950..comments2024-03-18T23:27:37.733+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-42890396629459614922016-04-30T02:45:34.575+01:002016-04-30T02:45:34.575+01:00I just went to Ravelry to check out Neap Tide and ...I just went to Ravelry to check out Neap Tide and added it to my favorites. I really enjoy sideways shawls/scarves and that's a really pretty one. I see one by Christal made with sock yarn that's very pretty and is 63" by 13" which is surely a nice size for a scarf. I'll be doing this one day; goodness knows I have lots of yarn in the stash that would be great for this. Thanks for the design and thanks to Jean for making it. (I do not need another project just now, though. Alas.)kayThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814148805700778532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-41635716684812925302016-04-29T21:14:14.977+01:002016-04-29T21:14:14.977+01:00Jean, I'm honored you are making Neap Tide. Y...Jean, I'm honored you are making Neap Tide. You can certainly increase away, in fact if you weigh the yarn as you go you can work some extra repeats in the center as well until you are close to half way through the yarn. Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-75299871985435469832016-04-29T19:23:02.297+01:002016-04-29T19:23:02.297+01:00I've used a fair amount of OMA yarns and that ...I've used a fair amount of OMA yarns and that is definitely fingering weight. If you have a look on Ravelry Neap Tide actually uses a sport weight yarn. Again on Ravelry, other people have used 3.5mm needles and even more have used 4mm for shawls knit with OMA silk/merino. I'm sure it will look lovely as Lilith's colours are just sublime. <br /><br />Lovely blog Kristie and lovely grandson.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577830777262595886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-5820763864731813982016-04-29T16:41:50.347+01:002016-04-29T16:41:50.347+01:00I knit my very first lace shawl, an EZ pi, in shet...I knit my very first lace shawl, an EZ pi, in shetland fingering on size 6 or 7. It is light and drapey and warm and squishy. I still love it and use it more than any I have made since. Gauge is a personal decision that doesn't seem very important when knitting a shawl.weavinfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479719533728863947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-32144863764368086202016-04-29T12:48:53.734+01:002016-04-29T12:48:53.734+01:00Your shawl gauge experience is a powerful example ...Your shawl gauge experience is a powerful example to me to keep on experimenting if I don't like the fabric. Often I just take the suggested path figuring the pattern author knows more than I do. Or maybe it's just laziness:-). Knitting can be a quixotic adventure sometimes, as you often illustrate. So many variables, including the time of day I decide to cast on, and whether it is sunny (more optimistic) or not (great for robotic knitting, but not for casting on). Thanks for the steadying hand, Jean. Cheers, ChloeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com