FO: Cheryl Oberle's Domovoi shawl

Dennis & Gail

Sigh. I feel so unproductive by comparison. I'm truely jealous.

VP

Very dainty and such lovely delicate colours Wooly. Up to your usual standard I see. ;-) Well done.

Thanks :D Most of the credit goes to the dye job and the pattern. It's just miles of garter stitch otherwise...

Hah, but I know what you've been up to and I'd say it was pretty productive!

Hi ya WoolyGooly what a pretty shawl .. thnx for sharing this, I thought at first this may have been handspun and dyed, ...it would look lovely wouldn't it...knock knock .. hint hint...lol

higz Cher

[delurk] That's really beautiful! I just knit a Moebius scarf in Mountain Goat. It's wonderfully soft yarn.

I guess you like _Folk Shawls_ a lot. I'm trying to decide whether to buy it, but I haven't been able to look at it in my LYS yet and haven't seen enough project photos to know whether I want it.

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**Confidence is that feeling you get just before you really understand the situation.

I have the book and love it. It was a Christmas gift. I haven't made anything from it yet, but have a couple of the shawls as WIM's. ;>)

Shelagh

Thanks! I like the yarn too - but at this gauge it sheds mohair like it's going out of style. There were also a lot of knots (both the mill type joining strands within the plied yarn AND the overhand "oops the yarn broke" varieties) that didn't make me happy, but fortunately my Russian splicing skills are sharp.

Yes, it's a good book. I've knitted one of the shawls twice and will probably make it again (and again, and again). There are a couple I may never make as written but for the most part they're all quite knittable and none are terribly complicated. _Folk Shawls_ is one of my "stranded on a desert island with five books" books, I think :D

Does anyone know how Folk Shawls stacks up against Martha Waterman's Traditional Knitted Lace Shawls? I've been tempted by both but haven't seen physical copies of either (I'll have to order online if I want them).

VP

I have both books. IMO, the Folk Shawls instructions look easier to understand.... and for a klutz like me, that means a lot. However, I'm not discounting the Waterman book. That was a Christmas gift too. Soooo many WIM's, too much yarn, and not enough time in this lifetime (laugh).

The Waterman book has photos of tons of different lace designs, but it looks to me like you have to do a bunch of your own calculations to turn them into a shawl.... (shudder). Hey, I'm not trying to turn you off the book - I'm just saying how I see it.

I'm glad I have both books, but for me, if it was a choice, I'd buy the Folk Shawls first, then the Waterman book. HTH.

Shelagh

Thanks Shelagh, it's helpful to have your opinion.

VP

I'd have to vote with Shillegh (never do spell that right, dammit!) on this one. The Oberle book is just shawl patterns - and well-written ones at that. Waterman is about 60% lace stitches, some "how to build a shawl" chat, a bit of "how to wear a shawl properly" (which I figure ought to be fairly intuitive but what do I know) and maybe half a dozen patterns in the back.

Having said that I'm now considering some of the shawl patterns in the bakc of Waterman...

Well there seems to be a consesus and Folk Shawls is a whole $2 cheaper - looks like it's the winner. Now books don't count as stash do they? I've made some rather rash promises about reducing my stash recently...

VP

Heh, heh - you're close. ;>D S-H-E-L-A-G-H

The Oberle book is just shawl patterns - and well-written

That is beautiful, Wooly. Neat helix!

Hesira

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Books help you reduce your stash, therefore no limits :)

LauraJ