Knitted Shawls and RAICES

I knit.  A lot.  And I usually give away what I create, since I do it for joy.  Like you, I've been hugely disturbed by the stories coming from our southern border.  So I would like to ask that if you want one of my shawls, you pledge to donate at least $10 to RAICES, or some other immigrant support groups. The donate link for RAICES is https://www.raicestexas.org/donate/  

Materials cost for a shawl is between $20 and $50, more if there are a lot of beads.  I am not a fast knitter, and I do a lot of ripping and reknitting, so labor time on these is between 30 and 100 hours.  What I'm saying here is, if you're thinking about value, $10 doesn't even cover materials costs.  

All shawls are knit with a wool blend.  If you are allergic to wool these will make you itch.  If you have not very bad cat allergies, these shawls should be fine.  They were washed and blocked in a cat free area, but stored in a room where cats do go -- though they have not been sat upon by said cats.  If you are very sensitive, I can re-wash and re-block, and never take it into a room where cats go before shipment.  

Shipping to anywhere is free.  I will choose a cheap shipping option.  If you need it fast, let me know, we'll work it out.

One last note, my camera doesn't capture the glitter of the beads well, and the colors are not always true.  I'll note as we go along.  In general, the shawls are prettier in person than in pictures.

Please comment to let me know that you want a thing, and I'll PM you and we'll work out the details.


And now:  SHAWLS!

1. Fairy's Playground

This is knit from hanspun by Beth Friedman.  The yarn has a glitter to it that the picture does not show.  It is, yes, very pink.  And sparkly.  ( Read more... )

;2. Galadriel's Mirror

This is a pattern from a series inspired by LOTR (the movie, I'm pretty sure and not the books.)  The yarn is this lovely, lustrous grey, it's a wool-silk blend.  The shawl itself is, as  you can see, large.  Downright luxurious.  It was a very complex pattern, with a lot of twisted stitches, which gives it a really beautiful stitch definition.  I'm entering it into the State Fair, so I can't mail it to you until after that.  ( Read more... )

3. Frost on My Window

That's the name of the pattern, honest.  It's a circular shawl, and alas the picture doesn't do it as much justice as one would like.  But it's a dusky navy, small and light.  An accent piece, it will not keep you warm at night.  

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4. Philosphopher's Stone, but no Harry Potter

I have no idea why the pattern is called that.  There are beads which are a gold and green, really nice, and very noticeable in person, but pretty much vanish when I try to take pictures of them.  This one is much prettier in person than the pictures I could manage. The edge is fully beaded, which gives it a nice heft and flow.  

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5. Water

This is a simple, lovely, asymmetrical shawl.  It was a very easy pattern, but it has these lovely ripply inserts done with short rows.  It's the same yarn as the Philosopher's Stone, and feels really nice.  As you can see, it got a little creased in storage.  
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More shawls on next rock.

More Shawls and RAICES

To repeat:  I knit.  A lot.  And I usually give away what I create, since I do it for joy.  Like you, I've been hugely disturbed by the stories coming from our southern border.  So I would like to ask that if you want one of my shawls, you pledge to donate at least $10 to RAICES, or some other immigrant support groups. The donate link for RAICES is https://www.raicestexas.org/donate/  

Materials cost for a shawl is between $20 and $50, more if there are a lot of beads.  I am not a fast knitter, and I do a lot of ripping and reknitting, so labor time on these is between 30 and 100 hours.  What I'm saying here is, if you're thinking about value, $10 doesn't even cover materials costs.  

All shawls are knit with a wool blend.  If you are allergic to wool these will make you itch.  If you have not very bad cat allergies, these shawls should be fine.  They were washed and blocked in a cat free area, but stored in a room where cats do go -- though they have not been sat upon by said cats.  If you are very sensitive, I can re-wash and re-block, and never take it into a room where cats go before shipment.  

Shipping to anywhere is free.  I will choose a cheap shipping option.  If you need it fast, let me know, we'll work it out.

One last note, my camera doesn't capture the glitter of the beads well, and the colors are not always true.  I'll note as we go along.  In general, the shawls are prettier in person than in pictures.

Please comment to let me know that you want a thing, and I'll PM you and we'll work out the details.

6. Celtic Knot

This is actually greener than the pictures show.  It's fairly simple, except for the knot work.  Kind of subtle, but man was it a pain to knit.  It starts in the round, and I purely hate DPNs.  (So, of course, I have been seeking out patterns that use DPNs, because I'm just that kind of nutter.)  
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7. Flowers for Yvonne

This is a nice, rich shawl.  No beads, just some really lovely lacework. It is fairly large, which means you can knot it or drape it dramatically. And if you ever want to watch me bitch in almost real time about the process of making something, check out my Ravelry page, where I use the pattern notes to whine extensively.  I'm lydydrew, there, and most of my projects go up there, too.  
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8. Perseus

For reasons that are beyond me, the designer thought that this pattern looked like Greek armor.  Dunno.  The yarn is Malabrigo, which means that the colors are marvelous and complex.  And, unfortunately, I can't photograph them for toffee.  The colors are both more blue and more purple than shown, and generally a lot richer.  It's a nice little shawl, and, again, prettier in person.  Sigh. 

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And that takes us to the end of this shawl crawl.  If you have interest in any of these, please let me know.