Grandiflora

It seems like a million years ago when I found that awesome deal on RYC Soft Lux yarn and it was like kizmet because I was currently obsessed with the Cressida pattern in the corresponding Soft Lux Rowan pattern book, Classic Woman. The Grandiflora shawl pattern also caught my eye in that book and I thought it would look fabulous as a throw on my parents’ couch but I ruled it out as a possibility since it took up so much yarn… then enter aforementioned sale. The fates aligned to give me the materials to make this shawl/throw/thingie, but it still took me about a year to find the motivation to knit it (and practically another year to write this blog post… ha ha). In the end, it was worth the wait! I’m so happy with the way this turned out. It was my first large-scale lace project, which means it inspired a lot of swearing and lots of frogging (I learned to love the lifeline technique!). And it looks great on my parents’ couch, just as I imagined!

Here is a pic of me modeling it in my sexy jammies. You can see that it is like a really long, wide shawl. It’s good to cuddle up in and long enough to drape over your legs to stay warm in the AC.
And here is a close-up of the lace pattern when I was blocking it:

Now to the details:

 

yarn detailsRowan RYC Soft Lux in Camel and Ciel
Dye Lots: 35885 (Ciel), and 63868 & 63869 (Camel)
64% extra fine merino wool, 10% angora, 24% nylon, and 2% metallic fiberworsted weight
hand wash and lay flat to dry50 grams/137 yds @ $2.99 each (on sale)

project details
pattern: “Grandiflora” by Martin Storey in the book Rowan Classic Woman
needles: size 8
gauge: I am opposed to attempting to measure gauge in lace…
yarn used: 496 yards/3.6 skeins of blue (Ciel) and 735 yards/5.4 skeins of beige (Camel)
finished size: 21” wide and 102” long, plus 4” tassels on both sides; the beige stripes are 4” wide and the blue stripes are about 3”
duration: November 7, 2009 – February 28, 2010
cost: about $27

notes

  • The bad thing about writing your FO post a year after you finish the project is that you can’t remember any notes that may have been helpful in the future…. c’est la vie!