Hi Sallee, I still haven't unpinned the shawl yet to try it on - but yes, I'm dying to wear it! I really enjoyed knitting this shawl - it was very relaxing...
Thanks for your sweet words LeAnn, it really was a delight to knit - mind you, towards the end the rows took me well over an hour for each one! I don't think...
Well, it's absolutely exquiste! And isn't ebay wonderful? :) A pal of mine was searching yesterday for a way to determine weights of yarn and suitability for...
Hi Dene, You asked for opinions on your Gracie swatches, so here is mine for what it's worth (which isn't much!). I actually liked the lacier version of your...
Hi Sallee, Thanks for that link - it was one I hadn't seen before and it helped a lot to explain the various yarn weights. I have a number of coned yarns in...
Good morning to everyone! My name is Stephanie and I live in the East Bay area of California. I've been knitting for a very long time. I can't remember never...
I'm a lurker who loves looking at everyone else's pictures, so wanted to let you know I have pictures of my finished Barbara in fingering weight linen on my...
I've left you a comment, Marguerite! WOW - it's just stunning.... (((hugs))) Sallee Marguerite <Violet@...> wrote: I'm a lurker who loves looking at...
It's taken me way longer than I thought it would, but as of 2:28 AM this morning, I finished my Susan Shawl. I ran out of yarn halfway through the border, so...
Congratulations on finishing your shawl Susan - I can't wait to see the final result! Bev from Australia http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/Minithreadworks/...
I love the look of your shawl. I have wanted to knit one of Myrna's shawls in linen, so yours is an inspiration. Could I ask where you got you yarn? Neither...
... Thanks. Yes, the shawl was ready by the wedding and I enjoyed wearing it. The yarn came from Louet Sales website http://www.louet.com/index2.htm Someday I...
Hi Everyone, I enjoy reading everybody's emails and I pick up helpful information. I am not an expert knitter, though I enjoy it very much. At this time I am...
Dear Knitters of Faroese-Shaped Shawl, Marguerite wrote, "Someday I will knit another linen shawl, but it won't be for a while. It's not an easy yarn to knit...
Dear Joyce and Knitters of Faroese-Shaped Shawls, Joyce wrote, "At this time I am trying to find a way to get enough money to see my son graduate from boot...
Dear Knitters, I just did a search and it was on Amazon.com that listed Myrna's Shawls for $59.95. Now I wonder what I paid for it. I just don't want you to...
Oh my I wasn't trying to jack up the price and I will change it accordingly. I couldn't remember what I paid so I did a search and either Amazon or Barnes &...
Dear Joyce and Knitters, Joyce wrote, "I just did a search and it was on Amazon.com that listed Myrna's Shawls for $59.95. Now I wonder what I paid for it." I...
This is my second reply to this subject, but Yahoo has changed their features and I think I erred on the first reply. Since I have no way of retrieving the...
Hi, everyone! My name is Ann, and I am excited to have found this group. I've been knitting for a year or so, and am somehow besotted with the notion of...
After having my yarn for almost a year, I started my shawl this weekend while in Myrna's class at the NWRSA Conference. I am making Idella in some super-fine...
Hi, Jessica! I love your blog...can't wait to see Idella! I'm working on Catharina from Knitter's Best Shawls & Scarves and had to rip back myself this week....
Washing and abusing the linen yarn softens it so it won't be as rough or "catchy" when you knit. It will always remain inelastic. The figure 8 ties are a bit...
I'm trying to catch these as fast as I can on my different groups. But if I miss it, please, PLEASE do not open this message - It's a spammer/virus that locks...
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to let everyone know that I sold enough books to purchase a flight to the Great Lakes to see my son's graduation. I am so happy :)...
I started another shawl over vacation: Barbara in Euroflax fingerling weight on US4 addi turbos. I'm not having any trouble with the points on this yarn but I...
LeAnn - that's great! I'm going to ask a dumb question here...remember I'm at work, no book in front of me, and the shawl I'm making is Catharina from...
To adjust the neckband length, I counted the number of stitches in one pattern repeat (9 as I remember for this one) and added 2 rows of neckband for each...
yes! I'll save it in my "experts" file....b/c I'm going to make a second one of these, I'm pretty sure, and the second one will probably need just this...
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