Garter Lace Knit Shawl

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I have finally finished my Noro Garter Lace Shawl.  I started this project last summer and had set it aside.  I got it out a couple of months ago and decided I needed to finish it since I was already a fourth of the way done.  The shawl is very pretty and I love how it turned out.

Lace Knit Shawl

 

Back of Noro Shawl

The shawl pattern was from the summer 2013 issue of Noro Knitting magazine.  The pattern is available on Ravelry for $5.00.  It was a fairly simple pattern to follow but in my magazine there was an error on the one row of the lace pattern.  I had figured this out on my own around the third repeat row of the lace pattern and I now notice that there is a errata statement on the Ravelry page – I guess I should have looked there sooner.   So, if you decide to knit this look at the end of the pattern page and the row correction is there – save yourself a headache.

Noro Knitting Magazine Summer 2013

 

The yarn I used for this was not the yarn the pattern recommended.  I used Noro Sekku yarn because I had 3 skeins of it and knew it would be enough to make this shawl.  The Sekku yarn is a blend of mainly cotton, wool, nylon and silk.  The yarn was okay to work with – not one of my favorites in the Noro yarns.  It is a really fine yarn that was like knitting with floss.   I really like the colors of the yarn though and how they look with the lace pattern.  The colorway I used was number 8 – and it only took 2 of my 3 skeins so now I will have to figure out something to make with that leftover skein.

The reason I think this shawl took me forever to finish was that it is knit on very small size 4 needles.  That needle size combined with the thin yarn I just felt like I was not getting much done.  The end part of the shawl took forever to complete a row too because you had over 300+ stitches on the needles.  I think it was taking me about 10 or 15 minutes to complete a row.

Noro Lace Triangle Shawl

This shawl is a great summer project though as the yarn is thin and mostly cotton so it is not hot or too heavy to work with when it is hot outside.  I do not like to work with heavy wool type of yarns in the summer time.

Overall I am pleased with the way this shawl turned out and look forward to being able to wear it.  It will be a great shawl to keep with me for those chilly air conditioned places.  There are also a lot of great colors in this shawl that will go with many things in my wardrobe.

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Have a great day!Lace Triangle Shawl

Kimberlee

7 Replies to “Garter Lace Knit Shawl”

  1. Hi Kimberly wow this shawl is beautiful and I love it! You did a great job knitting this. Thanks for stopping by and I love making the dishcloths when it’s hot out and don’t want to be working on anything hot laying in my lap! I like working with cotton too! Enjoy wearing your shawl. Have a good weekend.
    Julie
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    1. Thanks Katherine – and thanks for hosting the link party. The day I took the photos it was quite hot out and I was wishing it was cooler – the last couple of days it has cooled down though so I might be able to wear it to church this weekend.

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