(Yes, I know, prolific today. But bear with me!)
Just finished the last of the yardage (38″, not bad for leftover warp) and cut both pieces off the loom. Here are photos:
Weft-dominant side of the knitted blank shawl
Warp-dominant side of the knitted-blank shawl
I don’t really like this shawl (yet, at least; we’ll see how I feel after wet-finishing it) – there’s simply too much going on. I think if I were redoing this I would use the knitted blank with a solid color warp and a simple pattern; it creates a lot of pattern all by itself, which clashes with the two other patterns I’ve got going.
On the other hand, it is absolutely gorgeous when rumpled:
Rumpled view of the knitted-blank shawl
The solid-color came out a lot more unified, as Penny predicted:
Weft-dominant side of the yardage for AIDS Lifecycle outfits
Warp-dominant side of the yardage for AIDS Lifecycle outfits
As you can see, I had a problem with a dyelot change (must have grabbed the wrong ball of thread when the bobbin ran out) but I think I can work around that when sewing.
I like this one a lot and, should I do another similarly colored warp, will do a full shawl in it. The pictures don’t really do it justice (though the colors are a lot truer with the new camera). The iridescence on both pieces is amazing.
Off to work!
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All your pics are gorgeous Tien. You’ve really inspired me to get more into dyeing. And I love how you’re doing it with knitted blanks. I have an old knitting machine I bought years ago but gave up on, but don’t know if I can get it to work. I may have to start asking around to see if I know anyone who has a nice machine at home that could knit some blanks for me for a reasonable fee.
Gorgeous! I love the fact that you used dyed blanks. I have some from Knit PIcks that I can’t wait to dye. This is definitely an inspiration!
Lovely!
The rumpled picture is absolutely mouth-watering!
I’m with Bonnie.