Fall Season Shawl

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Permalink Reply by lynsey neilson on October 6, 2011 at 3:04pm

I recently started this shawl. I streched the yarn between 2 dining chairs and wound it by hand into one large ball then wound a smaller ball off the bigger ball. I found this was faster than winding 2 smaller ones to begin with. I forgot to say to check the errata for this shawl as there are a few mistakes in the pattern.

 

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on October 6, 2011 at 8:24pm

Lynsey, I just posted How to Wind a Center Pull Ball by Hand? in the Ask the Fairy Godknitters group. You can always knit from the center and the outside of the ball. You might want to check it out.

Permalink Reply by Mary Brinton on October 6, 2011 at 4:19pm

This isn't the link someone posted when a couple of us were working that out when the pattern was originally kitted, but it should help. The result is a ball of yarn you can use to knit from both ends at the same time!

http://www.jimmybeanswool.com/secure-html/onlineec/instructionalArt...

 

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on October 6, 2011 at 8:25pm

Oh, Mary, I didn't see you had posted this already!

Permalink Reply by Mary Brinton on October 6, 2011 at 9:04pm

That's okay! Night.

Permalink Reply by virginia karlsbroten on October 6, 2011 at 4:24pm

Can't you just use 2 balls at the same time? I see people put them into ziplock bags to keep them under control. I usually just let them run wild on the floor and untangle them periodically:-)

 

Permalink Reply by Mary Brinton on October 6, 2011 at 5:03pm

You could. I haven't looked at how the colors are done in the newer version, but in the first one, you used two different colors at the same time, changed to using only one color, then went to a new two-color blend, etc. up through. By making it possible to draw from either end of the ball, you might avoid a join or two later on when it takes more of the skein to finish a section of the pattern. Ultimately, it's your choice. Have fun with it - it's a gorgeous shawl.

Permalink Reply by Marcey Manning on October 8, 2011 at 1:34pm

Thanks all!!!!  Of course now I need to rewind several balls of yarn.  I can't wait to get this project ready for the start.

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on October 9, 2011 at 8:13am

Glad we could be of help!