Friday 12 July 2013

FO: Mrs Tumnus shawl

Back in February, Eskimimi release a gorgeous shawl pattern inspired by C.S. Lewis's Narnia book, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, specifically by the character Mr Tumnus and his red scarf. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to knit it, so when Mimi decided to host a KAL I jumped at the chance.

Skein Queen Blush

I decided to get my yarn at Unravel, as I didn't have anything suitable in my stash. The lovely Nat over at Misadventures in Craft helped me choose this gorgeous red merino/cashmere blend. I was worried about yardage, as it's a sport weight rather than fingering and to get gauge I had to use 5mm needles. A few people in the KAL talked about running out of yarn, or almost running out.

Turns out I shouldn't have worried! I ended up using only 363 yards, including my excessively over-estimated long tail cast on.



The shawl is knit from the outside in, which meant the cast on and first few rows were tortuous. It took hours to do just a couple of rows! Which explains a lot why I cast on in March and when I picked it back up a couple of weeks ago, I had only knit about 15 rows.

Fortunately, as the border grew, the pattern suddenly made sense and I sped up significantly.


The shawl is an interesting horseshoe shape, which is created by using short rows to knit the body once the border is finished. I whizzed through the short rows and the closer I got to finishing the more I wanted to finish. Even before blocking it was beautiful, but now... well, I just love it to bits.




15 comments:

  1. Oh heavens! How lovely Tink! Not only the color, but the shape. I can just imagine how accomplished you must feel right now!
    *Smiles*

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  2. It is gorgeous! I think Natalie made you make the right decision :)

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  3. The yarn is a perfect match. It is such a lovely wearable shape too. I think you will get so much wear out of it.

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  4. Elisabeth Andree12 July 2013 at 11:40

    Your shawl is stunning, I love the shape!

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  5. Christina - a Babys Smile Knit12 July 2013 at 12:40

    wow that is beautiful, love the colour!

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  6. It's gorgeous! And what an amazing colour!

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  7. You did a lovely job. Love the color and the pattern.

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  8. It's lovely. I keep watching that one, just need to go ahead and do it! Love the color and pattern in yours.

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  9. Minding My Own Stitches12 July 2013 at 16:48

    GORGEOUS! Love the horseshoe lace and it looks like your yarn choice was just perfect :)

    You can find me at: http://mindingmyownstitches.blogspot.ca/

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  10. Regula Bartholdi12 July 2013 at 17:44

    Lovely!

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  11. This is an extremely lovely outcome, Tink!

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  12. Gorgeous! I have admired this pattern since it came out. Yours is wonderful.

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  13. Beautiful.

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