Life's a Stitch

And more recently life’s a creative adventure with some travel thrown in.

Kiri A finished Kiri! Here are my thoughts:

1. The provisional cast on is unnecessary. I simplified it with a similar cast on to the one in the Charlotte pattern.

2. My last skein was a different colour lot – way different. I’m glad I discovered it towards the end as it looks appropriately like a border.

3. I think I’ll add a bead to each point of the scallop.

4. A self striping yarn would be nice with this pattern. The one I used was a bit too subtle.

5. I skipped the last row as I was running low on yarn and it doesn’t seem to have made a significant impact on the design. Here’ s what I had left after fixing the three mistakes I found during blocking:

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Elina, who just found out that she passed her RN exam, as if there would be a different outcome, left to join the real world in Edmonton. Mari, who deliberated all day about returning to her academic semester of her co-op program, or to skip it and complete another work term, is leaving to UVic tomorrow.  Chuck leaves in the morning to go to Minnesota to attend his mother’s memorial service, which will take place on what would have been her 92nd birthday.  And Bryant starts grade 10. All these necessary life transitions…

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8 responses to “Post Kiri review and transitions”

  1. Alyx Avatar

    I love how your different dyelot ended up being right at the border pattern. It works out really well for your lovely Kiri. I didn’t do the last row of the border on mine either, there was no way I wanted to start another ball of yarn for one row, even a row that long. My border had gotten pretty messed up by that point though. I’m not as thorough as you are. Good job!

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  2. Brenda Avatar

    Absolutely beautiful!

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  3. Toni Avatar

    Beautimous! Lucky you with the dyelot–emphasizes the border nicely.

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  4. dawn Avatar

    Lovely kiri! Polly would be the first to encourage you to think outside her pattern.
    dawn

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  5. Lisa Avatar

    Hi, I’m a fellow summer of lacer. Beautiful Kiri! I gave up on Kiri because I’ve frogged so many times, but I may have to try it again.
    Could you let me know about the great German yarn shops? My husband is going there at the end of the month. If I can’t go, I can send him instructions at least.
    Lisa

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  6. Stasia Avatar

    Oh that is SO beautiful! That is one of my “waiting on top of the piano” projects and your pic made me want to drop everything and start it now. Looks great! Sorry about the loss of Chuck’s mother; congrats on the other transitions.

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  7. Esther Avatar

    The shawl is gorgeous!! I think the difference in the color lot ended up being a great thing! Beautiful job.

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  8. Karen Avatar

    Your Kiri is just stunning Li! That is the closest I have ever seen to running out of yarn! Wow! You must have been sweating it there.

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