The sample images show the scrunched up sample straight off the needles, the sample being "blocked" (pinned out to dry after washing or dampening), the finished sample. The samples pictured are made from 1 ply lace yarn (Shetland wool) also called cobweb yarn. These pics show some recreated lace patterns from Shetland's past. In this pic the sample is called Zigzag and mesh stitch sample.

See alt text for the other pic for more detail. The pattern being shown here is: Single Diamond Drop on alternating sides.

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My samples project (from Carol Christiansen's "Shetland Fine Lace Knitting") has resumed.

Not only am I learning how to knit Shetland lace but I'm also learning how to knit 1-ply yarn.

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6 feet square of knitty goodness! Purple lace center knit on the diagonal. Floral fair-isle frame. Purple and green Lace striping border. Pointy purple lace edging.

Beautiful young woman, her hair is up and she is wearing a large purple shawl. She is wearing it squared with the center square folded to make a shawl collar . The fair isle band is double sided so that the shawl is totally reversible.

Same young woman her hair is down and she is staying a forest. Rear view! You can see both sides of the fair isle band.

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My favouritist colour!

Lizzie's Hap or the Roamin' Shawl

Knit with #katedavies #millarchytweed

www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

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Large square knit shawl spread out on bed to dry.

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160+ cm or 60+” square! Too large to fit on my guest bed. Which is the largest flat area I currently have for blocking. Good I bought those blocking wires. They save me a lot of pin work. Now the fan to dry it and then sewing ends in tomorrow.

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The edging is grafted. The slits are sewn. A dropped stitch sewn back in. Ready for its soak and its stretch tomorrow afternoon.
Then it will get to shine and really show off its pattern.

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The knitting on the Shetland Hap Shawl is done. Now to graft the edging, sew the slits, wash it and block it. I should be able to get that done before deadline.

It got bigger and heavier than originally thought … good thing shawls aren’t fitted.

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7/8ths done, 14 more repeats of the edging pattern, then the finishing starts. Nine days until deadline. I think I’m good.

I simply must knit this at some point in my life. It's breathtaking. It's called Glen Affric Square Shawl by Laroslava Rud on Ravelry. 🧶

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