Karamagara Shawl - Finished!

I finished up my Karamagara Shawl last Sunday and blocked it.  For some reason I wasn't enjoying knitting this, which was why I put it aside.  When I picked it back up I finished it quickly and am happy with the results.  I did not work any transition  rows.  I worked each skein until it was almost gone and then joined the next skein and kept going.

Here are some beauty shots.

And a close up of the beads in the top.

And in the bottom.

Pattern: Karamagara Shawl by Chrissy Prange
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Tinsel Toes in Mermaid Bouquet
Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)

Karamagara - Chart 2 Done!

I finished up Sun on my Shoulders Sunday (beauty shots to come soon), so I picked this project back up.  The last time I worked on this was back in October.  It didn't take me long to blast through the rest of the repeats of Chart 2.  My yarn usage has been pretty much right on target and I've been using up each skein and then doing a direct switch to the next - just join and go.  I'm now ready to start the final charts, and figure out where I want to put my beads.  The recommended placement is in the yarn over columns, but I think I will put them over the center double decreases instead.

Pattern: Karamagara Shawl by Chrissy Prange
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Tinsel Toes in Mermaid Bouquet
Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)

Karamagara Shawl - One Repeat of Chart 2 Done

This week I've mostly been working on a test knit, but I finally got a decent picture of my progress on my Karamagara shawl.  I am a few rows in to the second repeat of Chart 2 and am on my third skein already.  Based upon my stitch count/yarn usage spread sheet the shawl should use up almost all of the yarn.

Pattern: Karamagara Shawl by Chrissy Prange
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Tinsel Toes in Mermaid Bouquet
Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)

Karamagara Shawl - Chart 1 Done

I finished up Peter Pan last Sunday but haven't been able to get good photos, other than blocking shots.  I messed around with a couple of other projects but really didn't find anything that caught my interest so I grabbed this kit from my stash.  I bought it some time ago from Earthfaire.

I am not using the beads that came with the kit, instead I am using green-lined chartreuse.  I have also changed the bead placement.  The pattern has beads going up the spines of the yarn over, knit 1, yarn over lines, but they don't really lay very well when you stack them like that for any length.  Instead I am outlining the lace motif, placing the beads after working the k2tog and ssk stitches.  The original pattern also had the wings on either side of the central lace panel worked in garter stitch, but I'm working them in stockinette.  I just think they will block out better that way.

I did get a wonderful bundle of yarny goodness from The Unique Sheep on Friday, including yarn for a test knit, so I will have to get started on that this weekend.

Pattern: Karamagara Shawl by Chrissy Prange
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Tinsel Toes in Mermaid Bouquet
Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)