MagicWaves Triangle - Beauty Shots

And here is the shawl off of the blocking wires.  I really like the contrast edging and will definitely use this technique again.

Pattern:  MagicWaves Triangle by Kieran Foley & Nim Teasdale
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Luxe in Snow Glint
Needles:  US 4 (3.5 mm)

MagicWaves Triangle - Done!

I finished this shawl up last night and blocked it this morning.  I had to use flash to get this picture, it is overcast here this morning.  You can see the yellow that I used to bind off.

The yarn I used is the yellow in the bottom left hand corner.  I think it is leftover from the Field Day Crochet Blocks, in which case the color is Honeycomb.  I worked through row 16 with the sixth skein, ending that row with less than 2 grams, which I knew was not enough to complete another row (I had been weighing after each row once I started getting close to the end).  The pattern has you bind off on any wrong side row so I knew that I had to work one more right side row before I bound off.  I joined the yellow and worked row 17 and then bound off on row 18.  I almost made it.  I ran out of the yellow about 2 inches from the end so I used some of the remains of skein 6 to finish.

Pattern:  MagicWaves Triangle by Kieran Foley & Nim Teasdale
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Luxe in Snow Glint
Needles:  US 4 (3.5 mm)

MagicWaves Triangle - Five Repeats of Chart 2

I finished up the fifth repeat of Chart 2 this morning, and this time I did not forget the increase on the center stitch.  Last weekend when I finished up the fourth repeat I did forget that increase and didn't realize it until I was working the first row of the fifth repeat.  At that point I did not feel like frogging back so I did the increase two rows late, but had second thoughts after finishing that row.  In the end I did tink back and fix that last row of the fourth repeat.  I switched to skein 5 on row 10 of the fifth repeat, and finished this repeat with only 3.5 grams left of skein 5, so I will definitely run out of yarn part way through the sixth repeat.

Here is my yarn usage per chart:
Chart 1:  4.9 g
Chart 2, repeat 1:  11.7 g
Chart 2, repeat 2:  18.8 g
Chart 2, repeat 3:  26.8 g
Chart 2, repeat 4:  33.5 g
Chart 2, repeat 5:  41.1 g

The yarn usage is essentially linear, as this chart shows.

I pulled out my stash of leftover Luxe yarn as I am thinking of binding off in a contrasting color.  I really like contrast bind offs, and it would allow me to use up my last skein without worrying about keeping enough in reserve for the bind off.  Here are the colors I have to choose from.

Pattern:  MagicWaves Triangle by Kieran Foley & Nim Teasdale
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Luxe in Snow Glint
Needles:  US 4 (3.5 mm)

MagicWaves Triangle - Three Skeins and Four Repeats of Chart 2 Done

I powered through the third skein and most of the fourth repeat last night, stopping two rows shy, which I finished up this morning.  Getting a good picture of the colors in this shawl is quite a challenge.  This morning I took my mats out on to the deck to take advantage of the natural light out there.  Here is a close up of the tip.

The greens are really starting to dominate at this point.

I switched to the fourth skein on row 17 of the fourth repeat of chart 2, and the repeat took 33.5 g.
As a recap, here is the yarn usage so far:

Chart 1:  4.9 g
Chart 2, repeat 1:  11.7 g
Chart 2, repeat 2:  18.8 g
Chart 2, repeat 3:  26.8 g
Chart 2, repeat 4:  33.5 g

Based upon my yarn usage, I should run out during the sixth repeat of chart 2.

Pattern:  MagicWaves Triangle by Kieran Foley & Nim Teasdale
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Luxe in Snow Glint
Needles:  US 4 (3.5 mm)

MagicWaves Triangle - Two Skeins and Three Repeats of Chart 2 Done

When my brain has been awake enough I've also been working on my MagicWaves Triangle Shawl.  I used up the second skein this morning and joined the third skein.  I was looking back at my other blog posts on this project and realized I hadn't posted a picture of the yarn set, so here it is.  The order of the skeins goes from left to right, so I am just getting into the greens.  The colorway is Snow Glint and the base is Luxe, one of my favorites.

The skein weights are:
Skein 1 - 28.6 g
Skein 2 - 28.2 g
Skein 3 - 27.6 g
Skein 4 - 27.5 g
Skein 5 - 28.4 g
Skein 6 - 28.6 g

And so far my yarn usage is:
Chart 1:  4.9 g
Chart 2, repeat 1:  11.7 g
Chart 2, repeat 2:  18.8 g
Chart 2, repeat 3:  26.8 g

As you can see from the top picture, this is a really fine example of a gradiance set because the skeins blend beautifully from one to the next.  By contrast, a gradient set is one in which you're working with a family of colors, but each skein is a single color.

Pattern:  MagicWaves Triangle by Kieran Foley & Nim Teasdale
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Luxe in Snow Glint
Needles:  US 4 (3.5 mm)

MagicWaves Triangle - One Skein Done

I switched to the second skein on row 17 of the second repeat of chart 2.  I have now finished the second repeat, but didn't take a picture of it.  I haven't worked on this project since the retreat in April and it has taken me a little bit to get back into the swing of the pattern.  It isn't hard, but does require you to pay attention because the repeat section shifts around.  The second repeat of chart 2 used 18.8 grams, as opposed to 11.7 grams for the first repeat.  I am curious to see how the yarn usage increases with repeat.  I may have to plot it when I'm done.

Pattern:  MagicWaves Triangle by Kieran Foley & Nim Teasdale
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Luxe in Snow Glint
Needles:  US 4 (3.5 mm)

MagicWaves Triangle - First Chart & One Repeat of Chart 2

I wanted to have a project that uses The Unique Sheep yarn to work on at the Retreat, so I pulled this kit off of my yarn tree and set it up before I left.

All of those plastic bags contain Earthfaire kits, most of them using Unique Sheep yarns.  I finished up Chart 1 while at the retreat and snapped a quick picture of it pinned out on the bed.  I then finished the first repeat of Chart 2 at the Tennessee house, but didn't get a chance to take a photo until this morning.

This is a cool pattern because the lace motif repeats itself and you can stop at any row, which means that you can use up all of your yarn.

Pattern:  MagicWaves Triangle by Kieran Foley & Nim Teasdale
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Luxe in Snow Glint
Needles:  US 4 (3.5 mm)