Luxe Shawlette - A Little More Progress

I have been making some progress on my Luxe Shawlette.  I am fascinated by the fabric that is being created.  This yarn combo might make a really fun sparkly top, although I think you might want to wear something underneath it as it is a little bit scratchy.  At this point I have worked 51 of the 105 rows I need to complete before I get to work the lace part.

Even though I have a lot of knitting project bags, I have taken to keeping my current projects in plastic boxes.  They stack neatly, they are clear so you can quickly see what is inside to find the project you want to work on, and they keep things safe from bugs, especially when they sit for a while.  Obviously this size box would not work for larger (sweater size) projects, although I have done vests in them with no problem.  For larger projects, larger boxes are available, and you don’t need a huge box for a sweater project.  It is also easy to transport them around the house, for taking photos, for example.  I have also used them to store a project that I want to work on in the near future, so they help with that whole planning thing.

Pattern:  Luxe Shawlette by Anniken Allis

Yarn:  Lang Yarns Mohair 21 and Lang Yarns Paillettes 

Needle:  US 4 (3.5 mm)
 

Luxe Shawlette - A Little Progress

I did make a little bit of progress on my Luxe Shawlette last Sunday while we were watching our Sunday news shows.  The fabric is really cool, much softer than I would have expected given the novelty yarn, and it isn’t hard to work with, although you do have to pay attention to make sure that you get both strands.  I do think it will be a really splendid piece when I’m done, although I can understand why it is only a shawlette.  I’m not sure I would want to tackle a larger piece with these yarns, but we’ll see how I feel when I get to the lace part.

Pattern:  Luxe Shawlette by Anniken Allis

Yarn:  Lang Yarns Mohair 21 and Lang Yarns Paillettes 

Needle:  US 4 (3.5 mm)

Luxe Shawlette - Cast On!

The Luxe Shawlette by Anniken Allis came out on April 17, and because I subscribe to her newsletter, I saw it right away, and decided that I wanted to make it.  The link to the kits took me to a yarn store overseas, so I checked out the yarns required on Ravelry and managed to find a US distributor, Wool and Company in South Elgin, Illinois.  They had bunches of colors to choose from, but I ended up going with gold.  The two yarns are:  Lang Yarns Mohair 21 and Lang Yarns Paillettes, held together.

This is definitely not mindless TV knitting, but it is very pretty and sparkly.  I did make one mod to the pattern.  The pattern calls for increases where you pick up the strand between stitches and knit into the front or back, depending on whether you want a right or left lean.  I am replacing all of those with simple yarn overs.  No way was I going to deal with working that kind of increase with these two yarns.  I received my yarns on April 23 and immediately cast on.  I haven’t made too much progress, mostly because I was focused on finishing up my Copenhagen Cardigan.

Pattern:  Luxe Shawlette by Anniken Allis

Yarn:  Lang Yarns Mohair 21 and Lang Yarns Paillettes

Needle:  US 4 (3.5 mm)