Lamina Wrap - Finished!

Thanks to a lot of telecon meetings this past week I was able to finish up my Lamina Wrap.  I was actually pretty close to finishing.  At the beginning of the week I only had three more skeins to knit up, so I caked them all up and decided to focus on getting it done.  I am thrilled with the result.  The gradiance set is so beautiful and it blends so perfectly.  I realized when I was about half way done with the shawl that I was knitting it on a larger needle than I thought, a US 6 instead of a US 4, but I love the drape and the lightness of the shawl.  It is large - about 8 feet long and over 2.5 feet wide.

Pattern:  Lamina Wrap by Ambah O’Brien

Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Rare Breed Christmas Carol Advent Set

Needle:  US 6 (4 mm)

Lamina Wrap - Ten Skeins Done

Even though I have been busy with other projects, I have not been totally neglecting my Lamina Wrap.  I’ve knit ten mini skeins, the leftover skeins from my Xuan Wrap - skeins 22, 23, and 24 and the first seven skeins of the Advent set.  I do love the color progression.  I also realized that I am using a US 6 needle, not a US 4 as I had noted in previous blog posts, and also not the US 5 the pattern calls for.  I did notice that my fabric was a bit more open and at one point I thought about starting over on smaller needles, but I like the fabric I’m getting, so I’m just going to go with it.

Pattern:  Lamina Wrap by Ambah O’Brien

Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Rare Breed Christmas Carol Advent Set

Needle:  US 6 (4 mm)

Lamina Wrap - Six Mini Skeins Done

I have now completed all of the first two skeins of the Advent Calendar and most of the third.  I’ve already caked up the fourth skein in anticipation.  I was a little bit worried about the transition between skein 24 and skein 1, but it flows beautifully.  I think this is really going to turn out to be a gorgeous wrap.

Pattern:  Lamina Wrap by Ambah O’Brien

Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Rare Breed Christmas Carol Advent Set

Needle:  US 4 (3.5 mm)

Lamina Wrap - Three Mini Skeins Done

I’ve finished up the last three skeins of the advent set (22, 23 and 24) and have started on skein 1.  It doesn’t look very long now, but trust me, it will stretch when blocked.  The garter stitch and wrong side rows are good for reading to, but not the right side lace rows, so this tends to be TV knitting.

Pattern:  Lamina Wrap by Ambah O’Brien

Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Rare Breed Christmas Carol Advent Set

Needle:  US 4 ( 3.5 mm)

Lamina Wrap - Cast On!

After finishing up my Xuan Wrap I cast on a Lamina Wrap to use up the rest of the Advent Calendar. I’m not using a main color between the lace sections, just the gradiance.  I started out with the rest of skein 22 (bottom cake on the left hand side).  Fortunately the Christmas Carol Advent Calendar is a circle gradiance, so skein 24 blends to skein 1 and you can start anywhere you want to in the circle.  I will keep knitting the wrap until I run out of yarn.

Pattern:  Lamina Wrap by Ambah O’Brien
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Rare Breed Christmas Carol Advent Set
Needle:  US 4 (3.5 mm)