Showing posts with label Zauberball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zauberball. Show all posts

Friday, February 10, 2012

Spreading Wings

The first Wingspan is dry and ready to fly.  

Notes for the next one (which is so close to the cast on action that the yarn is snuggling the needles at this very moment):

*  Eight sections, per the pattern, is enough for my small size
*  More sections, requiring more yardage, will wrap about the neck/shoulder area grandly
*  Four rows across top is sufficient for all
*  Bind off LOOSELY  (never hurts to repeat that advice)
*  For a deeper shawl, simply case on more stitches, or use the sock weight counts for a DK yarn
*  Block triangles into perfect right angle sections or into a curve - Knitters Choice!
*  Make several as your friends will get that "look" in their eye the first time you wear Wingspan



Monday, February 6, 2012

Fast Progress

Fast progress is being made on the fast project.   This is Wingspan which can be had on Ravelry here.   As you can see, this version is worked on a #4 with sock yarn.   A quick look through the stash turned up this Zauberball in the black, grey and cream colorway.

Any sock yarn would work, depending on the effect that is desired.  The pattern includes suggestions for changing yarn weight.  The concept is so simple - just a series of right triangles - that all manner of manipulations are possible and still the final impact will be wearable.

My goal is to complete this in the next few days and immediately cast on again - in a different yarn!   Because each incarnation will be unique, no boredom is expected.