Irish Moss Shawl

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It’s getting cold here in New England and I feel like I’m always wearing the same two shawls on zoom, so I’m trying to add a little more color to the mix… which obviously means fire engine red glitter yarn, right?

Just love how this turned out – though I wish it were a little bit bigger.  It was so hard to pick photos for this blog post… they all turned out so lovely!  Here’s a little zoomed in section of the picot bind off for a second pic.  Enjoy!

yarn details

Knit Picks Stroll Glimmer in Scarlett
Fingering Weight
70% Merino, 25% Nylon, 5% Stellina
Machine Wash or Hand Wash Cold; Lay Flat to Dry
$3.99 per 50 g/ 231 yd skein
Purchased in August 2020

project details

pattern: “Irish Moss Shawl” by verybusymonkey available to purchase on Ravelry for $6.50
needles: US size 6 (4.0 mm), nickel-plated circulars (from my interchangeable set)
yarn used: 384 yards (83 grams) (about 1.6 balls)
finished size: Top of shawl is 35” wide and the center measurement is about 15” from top to bottom.
duration: November 3 – December 20, 2020

notes

• At first, I didn’t love the picot bind off and ripped it our and tried a different options, but then went back to the picot because plain bind offs didn’t feel stretchy enough.  I modified it to knit 4 stitches instead of 5 between the 2 picot COs and love how it turned out.