I can’t believe I finished this is in just under a week! It turned out so pretty and snuggly!
Pattern: “Hemlock” by Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed.
Very easy, even to newbies of lace or feather-and-fan. The inner star goes very quickly and the lace repeats on the outside are an easily recognizable pattern, so you can almost leave the pattern behind. The pattern is charted out to a standard-size throw and beyond, just to make sure you fee the feel for it. With 2 skeins of wool, I got about 65″ across at the widest points. It is shown on the queen size bed here.
Yarn: As recommended, I used Casacde Yarns Ecological Wool. I had my reservations, as it is very scratchy on my sensitive skin, but it did not give me any problems while working on it. A tiny bit of shedding while washing and blocking, but that is to be expected with all wool. It also has a wonderful sheepy smell to it (when dry – when wet it smells a little like a rainy barn).
Notes: Next time I think I would finish it without the lace bind-off, which I think looks a little wonky (probably just my fault). The bind-off does take up a LOT of yarn, so start it well before you think you need to. I was planning on keeping a little bit of yarn for the scrap bucket, and barely made it to the end! You will also need large circula
r needles to work comfortable, I used a 60″ and could probably go a little bigger.
Not sure what my intentions are with this yet, I’ve currently got it up for sale. If it doesn’t sell I will have no problem keeping it as I think it turned out beautifully.
