Saturday, January 14, 2017

Changing Plans

My original plan for this yarn was the WestKnits Mystery KAL, this didn't actually happen. I planned to start after the first two clues had been released, but when I saw what was knitting up I decided it really wan't my style. With that in mind I searched for another Stephen West pattern that would use all the colors that I had purchased.


On my trip to New York I picked up WestKnits Shawls Book 1 so I took a gander through the book and decided on Garter Breeze. This is the striped version of Smooth Move and I am absolutely in LOVE! I knew the colors were going to look amazing together but this just makes me smile every time I go to put it on.


I worked with all Madelinetosh yarns (for the main colors), I picked these up on a yarn crawl/road trip with my knit group, two are madtosh sock and the other two are madtosh twist light. These colors worked perfectly with Stephen's signature short row construction with a finishing i-cord.


The colors for the madtosh are Jade, Torchere, Found Pottery and Plunge. I did run out of my main color (found pottery) and added in orange Sweet Georgia in Tough Love Sock, I'm so happy I had this on hand and it matched well with the other colors.


My i-cord was knit with leftover yarn from another WestKnits project; which again, this grey just fit perfectly as the finishing touch. I am enamored with how finished shawls look with an i-cord edging, just a step up with how clean the lines are. As always, there will be a new WestKnits shawl on the needles soon!


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  1. ChristineJanuary 14, 2017 at 1:44 PM

    What a stunning shawl. I love the colour combo.

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    1. All Knit Up DesignsJanuary 15, 2017 at 10:11 AM

      Thanks! They were fairly easy to pick, each color is the speckled skein. Love when projects come together like that:)

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  2. UnknownJanuary 15, 2017 at 10:25 AM

    Those colours are gorgeous! Beautiful job. I keep wanting to pluck up the courage to do a Stephen West project - all my friends from my local knit club have done at least one. I think my problem is that I like order, and his designs are fantastically chaotic :)

    - felinityknits.wordpress.com (sorry for hand-writing URL, for some reason this won't let me post with a proper ID!)

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    1. All Knit Up DesignsJanuary 15, 2017 at 12:21 PM

      For me, I had to look past the color choices. WestKnits are mainly in neon colors and really don't knit with neon, I have to really look at the design not at his color choice. Maybe look at Dotted Rays, that one is the same repeat of short rows and yarn-overs throughout the whole shawl:)

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  3. KatherineJanuary 17, 2017 at 6:04 AM

    Wow, this is just stunning! What gorgeous colors! Such a beautiful FO. - Katherine fiberandsustenance.wordpress.com

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    1. All Knit Up DesignsJanuary 17, 2017 at 9:39 AM

      Thanks Katherine! I've been wearing it non-stop since I've finished it:)

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  4. karenJanuary 18, 2017 at 5:12 AM

    I love the colors and the design! I think you made a great decision :)

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  5. autumngeishaJanuary 25, 2017 at 3:55 PM

    Gorgeous! All the colors and yarns work so well together. I love the clean look of the icord edging as well.

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