tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383188762011-10-28T10:11:59.943-05:00This blog is a forum for those who are knitting Miriam Felton's elegant Hidcote Garden Shawl.Birdsonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06341638516293843227noreply@blogger.comBlogger731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167618329983593062008-12-31T21:24:00.000-05:002007-01-01T13:47:42.160-05:00

It is not too late to join in the KAL... for more information, check this post. (We'll keep this one dated funny just to make sure it stays at the top...for future members of the KAL!)

Birdsonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06341638516293843227noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-91616640438245862052007-10-08T06:36:00.000-05:002007-10-08T06:42:49.300-05:00

I just want to share with you that I made the Hidcote Garden Shawl for the Pink Ribbon Auction here in Norway. And it was auctioned away for about €180. That's some good news for all women with breast cancer, I hope?

Pinnegurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137592189609157779noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-26717192205603695482007-09-12T16:23:00.001-05:002007-09-12T16:30:05.877-05:00

At last, finished. If I had not promised to give it away, to the red ribbon organization in Norway, I would had laid it down for never picking it up.I was very tired the last charts. It's huge, this shawl. But I really liked the last pattern, and I really didn't like the middle section. Would it be possible to make a shawl that just are part 1 and part 3? Would they fit together?Tomorrow is

Pinnegurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137592189609157779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-90146345734013220932007-09-03T12:20:00.000-05:002007-09-03T12:32:24.316-05:00

420 stitches and working on. I am at Chart #8, and closing in, ain't I?The shawl is now too big to knit on the bus so it has become a television-shawl :) I don't find it difficult to make, but I am not sure that I am comfortable with the diamonds in this shawl ... Have others reflected about that as well?I have decided to give it away to the Norwegian OktoberRosa 07, the Pink Ribbon action. Not

Pinnegurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137592189609157779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-78348817937098639912007-08-27T02:18:00.001-05:002007-08-27T03:13:33.185-05:00

Having summer vacation in Scotland this year I brought with me my new baby, the Hidcote Garden Shawl. I have not encountered any problems beside the odd forgotten yarn over, but that's really nothing. But I had to hit my head in anger with my self for not taking enough yarn with me: How could I! I got to Chart #6 with 50 gram of lace yarn from handpeintedyarn.com, and then I had to stop. But

Pinnegurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06137592189609157779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-59719593897214395082007-03-17T15:48:00.000-05:002007-03-17T16:07:14.295-05:00

I am still only on chart #2 =( I have a bad habit of dozing off when I knit in the evening, therefore I have lost stitiches So for me, I don't work on this shawl if I am the tiniest bit tired, which I usually am in the evening. I just stick with my dishcloths in the evening, so if I drop stitches it not a big deal to recover....if you know what I mean.Anyway for those that are finished,

Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127484212338026739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-21805815931264864922007-03-08T15:21:00.000-05:002007-03-08T16:52:39.298-05:00

I finished the shawl on Tuesday and I'm very happy with the finished product. I used Jaggerspun Zephyr in Sage on Size 3US Crystal Palace Bamboo Needles.I started this shawl way back on October 15, 2006 when the Hawaiian Islands experienced an earthquake over the coast of the Big Island. The island I live on, O'ahu, experienced an island wide power outage. I couldn't work on the shawl I had on

Opalnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-69328666293434271312007-03-08T11:59:00.000-05:002007-03-08T12:15:08.609-05:00

I finally received my blocking wires in the mail and found the courage (and the time) to get down in the floor and block my Hidcote Shawl. Wow, she is a beauty! This is such a great pattern! I was especially pleased with the texture of the top section of lace--the light just danced off the shawl.This was my first experience with blocking wires and there is a knack to working with them, like

beadntathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824258833824532166noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-12979140898169693792007-03-06T11:37:00.001-05:002007-03-06T11:45:44.174-05:00

Last night I finished chart #7! I am enjoying Hidcote and don't care that is eleventybillion stitches across a row. It's fascinating to watch the pattern change and evolve....I'm easily entertained. I hope to get through the last three charts this week and have a finished Hidcote this weekend. I'm using Zephyr Silk/wool in Vanilla and love the way the fiber feels and knits.Margenehttp://

margenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-42800371574944877382007-02-26T18:40:00.000-05:002007-02-26T19:47:25.942-05:00

I just finished my Hidcote. It's my first shawl, first lace. Yarn: Knitpicks Shadow in Jewels. 3 skeins, the last one wasn't quite used up. The second picture shows how much was left. Cost $7.50 The blocking wires are welding wire from the hardware store, I got 6 rods for $1. Could have used one more. The blocking isn't quite square but I decided it was ok for now, and if I decide it needs

slimsdotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851592041787358791noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-35947547078589706512007-02-25T22:45:00.000-05:002007-02-25T23:02:11.247-05:00

Miriam for Outstanding Achievement in Lace Knit Shawl Design! And for Best Supporting Knitter..... well I did finish Hidcote on Academy Awards Sunday ;-)I had a few struggles with getting a cast-off to meet my excessively perfectionist expectations, but after several sessions of undoing the cast-off stitches and putting them back OTN (can you call that tinking?) I finally got it right. I

beadntathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824258833824532166noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-60385467166591469082007-02-23T21:18:00.000-05:002007-02-23T21:38:25.288-05:00

Well, I've been knitting madly and am on row 19 tonight. Two more rows and a cast-off and I'll be done, done with knitting that is. When I wrote my last post the other day I figured I had knit all the tough stuff and was on the home free stretch. Yeah right! Then I came to the little box with the 4 in it at the beginning of the last several rows. What the ***? Here's another tip ya'll: Knit 3

beadntathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824258833824532166noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-78149094276527241902007-02-21T20:44:00.000-05:002007-02-21T21:12:42.609-05:00

My progress report on the Hidcote Garden Shawl goes something like this: the shawl is getting very, very big; the rows are very, very long; and I am very, very sick and tired of knitting on it at this point. The good news is I'm finally on chart 10 and I only have 15 rows left to go--15 very, very long rows!When I've posted to the KAL blog I've tried to include a tip or observation about my

beadntathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824258833824532166noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-4080933622684929722007-02-17T02:16:00.000-05:002007-02-17T02:29:16.411-05:00

I started the Hidcote back in October of last year when Hawaii was hit with one of the biggest earthquakes it's had in decades. My island wasn't hit too badly, but we were without power for most of the day. I think this will always be a special shawl and a kind of memento for that day.I was a little worried that I'd have a hard time picking it up again after leaving it alone after so long, but

Opalnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-88002434601660540902007-02-16T12:59:00.000-05:002007-02-16T13:06:11.023-05:00

I had a bad experience on Wednesday; of course I have never gotten around to locating a yarn or thread in my stash that I want to keep on hand to do lifelines, so I didn't have one in my shawl. I jumped up to open the door, caught my foot in the yarn, and jerked 20 or so stitches off the needles. It took me the rest of my knitting time on Wednesday to recover. What I ended up doing was

Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684385290216686777noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1171153612649533142007-02-10T19:24:00.000-05:002007-02-10T19:28:04.000-05:00

Three weeks to knit, three weeks to find my tapestry needles to weave in the ends!I like it!Details on yarn and specs in my blog

Laritzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380883584186444453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1170721008616268352007-02-05T19:15:00.000-05:002007-02-05T19:17:50.536-05:00

Yup! Finally! My Addi Naturas! NOW...I am set to start!(((hugs)))

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1170702726442409042007-02-05T14:07:00.000-05:002007-02-05T17:37:09.336-05:00

I hope this is helpful to someone else, and I am not the only dunce here. I wrote to Mim about the charts, I couldn't successfully copy them into jumbo format to stop potential eyestrain. Here is her very helpful reply...and it works!I do not have a larger print version of the charts (it's something I keep meaning to get to, but I haven't been able to make the time), but you can enlarge them

JudyMacnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1170639733744919372007-02-04T20:37:00.000-05:002007-02-04T20:42:13.746-05:00

I'm not very good at math, but my struggling attempts to figure out how far I was in the shawl when I ran out of my first skein of yarn indicate that I am 23% done with the shawl but have used 25% of my yarn. I did start a little short of yardage, as in about 100 yards short, so I shouldn't be surprised. I guess when I get down to the last pattern I will just leave out some of †he leafy looking

Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684385290216686777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1170631424903881922007-02-04T18:18:00.000-05:002007-02-04T18:23:44.906-05:00

I have sorely neglected my duties as KAL Mom this past week, and also my lace knitting, as I came down with a bad case of the flu. I wasn't able to knit at all the first few days; I simply hurt in too many places to concentrate. I have finished one small project and worked on a sock and a mitt, but still am recuperating... the details are over at my blog and I won't bore anyone further

Birdsonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06341638516293843227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1170442396952423712007-02-02T13:50:00.000-05:002007-02-02T13:53:16.960-05:00

Knitting with Zephyr Silk/Wool is such a pleasure. Hidcote is growing slowly but she does grow and I should finish up chart 5 tonight! It will be fun to move onto chart 6 and other lace pattern.Have a great weekend and may you get loads of knitting time!Margene

margenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044695294824214026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1170041383810940102007-01-28T21:27:00.000-05:002007-01-28T22:29:43.820-05:00

I was able to get a little knitting done this week in between the craziness of my dissertation. I'm now working on Chart 8 having finally knit my last diamond motif. One of the things I like best about this shawl is that the design changes to something completely new and different right at that point when you are weary of knitting the current motif but haven't gotten so bored you don't want to

beadntathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824258833824532166noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1169855270822346322007-01-26T18:33:00.000-05:002007-01-26T18:48:35.073-05:00

It is exciting to see photos of three finished shawls on the blog now. Lauren was the first to finish, but when I contacted her to get her address and send her a prize, she reminded me that she had started in mid-December and exempted herself from the prize process. I have a little trinket to send her all the same, for being first with a complete photograph to inspire the rest of us to keep

Birdsonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06341638516293843227noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1169822626750648992007-01-26T09:41:00.000-05:002007-01-26T09:52:33.776-05:00

I just started chart 5. I am hoping to get to chart 6 soon since it will be a change. Right now I feel as if I will be knitting leaf patterns forever.Wow, that's an ugly picture. Next time I'll pose my shawl with a nicer backdrop.

Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684385290216686777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1169817455732183972007-01-26T08:11:00.000-05:002007-01-26T08:17:37.016-05:00

I've been struggling to finish something since I finished the Hexagon shawl from VLT back in November. It's really unlike me to go this long without finishing anything, but I've finally gotten back in the groove and finished something!This is such a beautiful shawl and I enjoyed doing it immensely. There are specs and details about the yarn and such on my blog.

Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455960552860567288noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1169364291433139122007-01-21T02:15:00.000-05:002007-01-21T02:25:18.223-05:00

It's done! It's done! It's done!(Can you tell I am excited about that?)20 days from start to finish..Yeah, I may be a little crazy.Not only am I done..But this baby turned out massive!It measures 108" (that's 9 Ft) across the top..And 65" (about 5 1/2 Ft) from tip to tip. I knew it was going to be big considering I had to order more yarn. =)OK, now I get to swatch for the Forest Path stole. =) I

Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924903841727360964noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1169324534606869782007-01-20T15:21:00.000-05:002007-01-20T15:22:40.373-05:00

1st Chart finished!! Can't wait to have this gorgeous shawl wrapped around my shoulders!!! Details on my blog.

alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995779393963314592noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1169220956219187022007-01-19T10:31:00.000-05:002007-01-19T10:39:18.610-05:00

I am finally done! I'm so glad to be finished, it was quite the process. You can read a little bit more about it on my blog. I still can't wait to see everyone else's!ETA: There is a mistake on the last chart, the first row - I just thought I'd post it for anyone else until Miriam can send out the correction. When I emailed Miriam, she wrote me back with this:There is a mistake in Row 1 of

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893386257560399748noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1169188192862356982007-01-19T01:20:00.000-05:002007-01-19T01:29:52.870-05:00

I know it's not time for baseball yet, but this is the best description for how I feel right now. =)I just started chart 10. Woohoo!And yes, I did start on the 1st (Ok technically the 31'st..But I was just so excited to start!)I did have to buy more yarn to finish this baby, I think it is going to be huge! I'm ok with that though (at least I think I am), we will see after I block it.I'm hoping to

Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924903841727360964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1169130097506082512007-01-18T09:19:00.000-05:002007-01-18T09:22:13.700-05:00

If all goes well I should be casting off today! I finished row 19 of chart #10 last night, finally. I have had quite a bit of trouble and a lot of tinking since chart #7 and I'm glad to have made it through all of it. I still have to dye it if I can find time later today, and then wait until bedtime for my dd and puppy so I can block it without pulling my hair out. Oh, and I'm also exempting

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893386257560399748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1169053554015556042007-01-17T11:56:00.000-05:002007-01-17T12:05:54.023-05:00

Ok, finally I have my needles and have balled the yarn, very pictureque...the skein winder broke yesterday, so skein to ball rolling, was done with my feet holding the skein, ball winder clamped on coffee table...just goes to show some yoga positions are useful in real life! :-)When you have all come back down from the laughing session caused by the mental picture above, I shall astound you with

JudyMacnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168895529434314142007-01-15T15:44:00.000-05:002007-01-15T16:12:09.440-05:00

I ordered Knitpicks Shadow in the Sunset colorway... I LOVE IT!!!I'm going to my LYS this afternoon to wind up the hanks on their swift and ball winder! So, hopefully I will have cast on by this evening!!!

alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995779393963314592noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168831376897667002007-01-14T22:22:00.000-05:002007-01-14T22:22:56.906-05:00

This photo of my progress was taken outdoors, on the hood of my truck, the best background I could find to show up behind the pale yarn. The yarn color is also very accurate in this photo, taken earlier this week. I am now to the middle of chart three, obviously not one of the contenders for finishing early:)

Birdsonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06341638516293843227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168743967978600942007-01-13T22:01:00.000-05:002007-01-13T22:06:07.986-05:00

Hey all...I think I have figured it out, but I was hoping somebody could confirm what sl3,k3togtbl means.At first I thought it was slip 3 and then knit the next 3 stitches tbl (6 stitches in all), but after a bit of research I believe it is slip 3 seperately, and then knit those 3 stitches tbl.I figured this considering that Eunny's tutorial says you can sub a sl1,k2tog,psso for it.Okie dokey,

Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924903841727360964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168721719609923592007-01-13T15:51:00.000-05:002007-01-13T15:55:19.616-05:00

I ordered my Addi Naturas to knit Hidcote 11 days ago, and they were due in today. Now I learn that my LYS (a place that has repeatedly been a disappointment for customer service and other issues) says that they won't be in for at least another 10 days. I have to honor my order, but I won't work with them again (and I do believe in shopping locally when you can). So I will sit and watch all of

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168668610242236882007-01-13T01:08:00.000-05:002007-01-13T01:10:10.250-05:00

I finished chart #5 last night. So far so good. Pictures later

Laritzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380883584186444453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168639098389370032007-01-12T16:52:00.000-05:002007-01-12T16:58:18.436-05:00

Hi All, Not too much progress made...just halfway into chart 3 but loving it. I just received today "Victorian Lace Today"...oh my. I have obviously found my new addiction, lace knitting, in no small part due to this KAL. I have the yarn for LEDA, a rectangular scarf I found somewhere in a BLOG to do after Hidcote...obviously I will always have a Lace WIP....stay safe all over this holiday

Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029030613712562383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168444189656526892007-01-10T10:30:00.000-05:002007-01-10T10:49:57.580-05:00

I took my Hidcote to SnB last night where I was so fortunate to have Miriam fix it for me! There is still a mistake there, but it is not noticeable like it was before. So I amd back to knitting on it and I'm hoping to move on to the next chart soon. I just love this pattern, can we say that enough?

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893386257560399748noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168441779970197532007-01-10T10:02:00.000-05:002007-01-10T10:09:39.976-05:00

I kept at it last night until I was finally done with Chart two and starting Chart three. Whoo Hoo!! I will take a photo in the sunlight today to post; I keep telling myself that I am gonna love the color to wear, but the Knitpicks Iris colorway is hard to see while knitting. It is a pale brownish lavender (more politely, I should be calling it "pale lavender heather") that doesn't provide much

Birdsonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06341638516293843227noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168432057882425862007-01-10T07:18:00.000-05:002007-01-10T07:27:40.223-05:00

Hi everyone, I will be joining in as soon as my needles arrive, but thought I would say hello :-)I really needed to knit something that was not blue, grey, white, or green, as I am suffering from warm colour withdrawal symptoms ;-) So I have decided to make the shawl from some stash cobweb mohair silk, hand dyed at knitwitches. Yummy isn't it?This will be only my second lace shawl, so if you read

JudyMacnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168376887384364002007-01-09T16:05:00.000-05:002007-01-09T16:08:07.390-05:00

This weekend I was able to get off to a good start on Hidcote. The pattern is wonderful and so is the yarn I'm using. Find out more on my blog.Margenehttp://zeneedle.typepad.com/

margenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044695294824214026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168297669729567382007-01-08T18:04:00.000-05:002007-01-08T18:07:49.736-05:00

I promise no more pics until I get through Chart 2, but I wanted to show I wasn't defeated.....Chart 1 Rows 1-6, past point of 7th frogging....moving very slow, using color coded pics, thanks again Moddy, marking off on paper...I feel like a preschooler..But I love the shawl...I think I will frame the darn thing when it is done...

Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029030613712562383noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168291624752402542007-01-08T16:23:00.000-05:002007-01-08T16:27:04.756-05:00

Thanks Moddy for figuring out my problem, unfortunately I dropped a yo and frogged again....but, it is important to remember the color coding does not show up in a black and white print out... :)

Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029030613712562383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168283995144570822007-01-08T14:09:00.000-05:002007-01-08T14:19:55.150-05:00

OK frogged AGAIN to chart one and thought I would read for a moment, at the nedd of chart one I count 33 sts, not counting borders, ok that is a match but row 1 of chart two after increasing shows 25 sts...THIS is where I keep going wrong, how do I get the two charts to match? Even folding back the page and matching u the charts shows 1 finishes with more sts than 2 starts with....my head is

Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029030613712562383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168275196605926672007-01-08T11:47:00.000-05:002007-01-08T11:55:27.446-05:00

So I thought. I had made it a few rows into chart #7, decided to spread it out and look at it. It was then that I noticed a mistake I made somewhere in chart #6, I think. You can't tell exactly what I did from the pic, but it did kind of mess things up for a while down there. I was so sad, and surprised. I still have the right amount of stitches and I am pretty good about making sure things

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893386257560399748noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168268855573090732007-01-08T09:58:00.000-05:002007-01-08T10:07:35.586-05:00

Bet that got your attention! I am excited to see so many people have signed up to make the lovely Hidcote Garden Shawl together. My own has grown to almost the end of chart two, but this is definitely NOT carry-around knitting for me. I have to sit in my knitting chair at home, carefully following my charts. So, I have a few other projects in progress, which you can read about on my personal

Birdsonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06341638516293843227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168244305029133742007-01-08T03:06:00.001-05:002007-01-08T03:18:25.036-05:00

Oh boy have I been a knitting fiend this last week! I have been sleeping, eating, and drinking the Hidcote and I think I have made some darned good progress.I am currently on chart 6 and getting ready to start row 23. I was hoping to be at chart 7 by the end of this week, but dang if these rows aren't getting long!Anyway, thought I would show you a horrible pic of my progress thus far:My shawl

Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924903841727360964noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168124559151602902007-01-06T17:50:00.000-05:002007-01-06T18:02:39.156-05:00

Chart #3 is done! Time for the happy dance, becase I didn't have to ask for help on this chart. Miriam and Sallee bailed me out on the last two charts-- Thanks!! My most frequent error so far is when there is a YO next to a CDD, to scoop the yo up by accident and PSSO with the other stitches. Also sometimes the yarn catches on the join of the needles. It rolls two stitches together, and when I

slimsdotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851592041787358791noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168048502395566072007-01-05T20:38:00.000-05:002007-01-05T20:55:02.403-05:00

Given the unusually warm weather we're having here in the shadow of the Smoky Mountains it seems only fitting that I'm knitting a *garden* shawl. My apologies to Miriam and all the snow that's falling in Utah. I used to live in Salt Lake City and I know about the long, snowy winters. I don't miss them one bit!I'm delighted to be joining ya'll but I have a confession to make. I cheated. Yup,

beadntathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824258833824532166noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168039490038755572007-01-05T18:21:00.000-05:002007-01-05T18:24:50.043-05:00

OK, I believe I am going to frog this and start again....and against my better judgement put it back on my needle at work tonight and work through row 11, arbitrary number..heehee. Yes that along with 4 other WIPs will be coming in for "take Your Knitting to Work Night"....hopefully the party revelers will be tired and the ER will be quiet, at least I have a 45 min break I can frog and rewind...

Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029030613712562383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168031614920570492007-01-05T16:10:00.000-05:002007-01-05T16:13:34.926-05:00

I am excited to have the weekend to look forward to spending some quality time with my Hidcote, and I hope you are too...I have only made it to the middle of chart #2 so far.I wanted to share the link to some great hand exercises that Margene posted on her blog a few days back, just in case the lace knitting starts to tax your hands.

Birdsonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06341638516293843227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1168024012595248232007-01-05T14:06:00.000-05:002007-01-05T14:06:52.596-05:00

What size needles is everyone using? I've done the first chart with #3's. It looks a bit small to me and I'm thinking about frogging back and restarting with #4's. SherieWhimsyKnits

Sherienoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167999772600272942007-01-05T07:19:00.000-05:002007-01-05T07:22:52.610-05:00

I finally decided on Artisan merino laceweight in the Wedgewood colorwayI am going to put in a lifeline before continuing. I've never used one before, but this shawl looks very daunting for some reason.

Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684385290216686777noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167967157860791212007-01-04T22:19:00.000-05:002007-01-04T22:19:17.866-05:00

I've gotten started on my Hidcote finally. There were a few false starts and frogging with the provisional cast on as I haven't used it before. But finally there was success. Here's a picture after the first chart. I'm using KnitPicks Shadow in the Forest colorway. SherieWhimsyKnits

Sherienoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167949255156781972007-01-04T16:53:00.000-05:002007-01-04T17:20:55.163-05:00

I got my pattern purchased yesterday at lunch, then went home last night and started. I am up to the last row of chart 1. I had spent the night before (at 11:00 pm) going through my lace yarn seeing what I could use, and decided on Jaggerspun Zephyr in a bright Fuchisa color. I did decide to use US 4 needles instead of 3's as I am a tight knitter. I am really looking forward to seeing how all of

Moddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05761998640634662191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167883896735884632007-01-03T23:07:00.000-05:002007-01-03T23:11:36.743-05:00

I am leaving tomorrow. Two weeks in my home country after 6 years of not going back!I am on the last row of Chart #2 and loving it.Yarn: mill spun by Spinderella 50-50 alpaca_wool. The alpaca fiber is from my own animals, the wool was purchased from Judy's Novelty Wool in Centerville. So if everything goes right, this will be an entry at the Utah State Fair under 100% Utah!Pictures when I find my

Laritzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380883584186444453noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167867915702726892007-01-03T18:41:00.000-05:002007-01-03T18:45:15.706-05:00

My yarn came today, Kniticks Shadow in Sunset...I am going to cast on and start in a moment as soon as I free up a needle, LOL, I actually have one ordered but it isn't due in til Friday so....Reminds me I best order a few more needles...LOL...it ISN'T yarn!!Will post a pic later if I am at all successful with this...odd to be a 40+year knitter, paid professional knitter, sample knitter and feel

Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029030613712562383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167836832322266732007-01-03T10:05:00.000-05:002007-01-03T11:26:41.176-05:00

The Heartstrings website shows how to insert a lifeline with a normal tapestry needle here.I did look up the website Laritza suggested--great idea! The actual URL for that lifeline method is here.

Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684385290216686777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167812390908228742007-01-03T03:18:00.000-05:002007-01-03T03:19:50.980-05:00

I tried to start Hidcote twice today. It's back to the drawing board. See me complain here.

Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684385290216686777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167781958924370752007-01-02T18:42:00.000-05:002007-01-02T18:52:38.930-05:00

I noticed that there are new lace knitters starting the Hidcote. That is wonderful! I have been knitting for mteen years and lace for another mteen. My best advice is: verify stitch count on every single pattern repeat and most important, put in a life line about every 20 rows. Then if you drop a stitch or make a mistake the yo's and double yo's won't go running away. You might have to frog but

Laritzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380883584186444453noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167771521764182662007-01-02T15:49:00.000-05:002007-01-02T15:58:41.770-05:00

Hi, this is my first KAL, my first shawl, first lace and first blog post. I hope to spend most of my time lurking and knitting.I've started my shawl with Knitpicks Shadow in Jewels, with #3 circs. Had to work Mon and Wed, so I started on Sunday and completed chart one. Was pretty pleased except for the nagging feeling about the center-- I could see that I was getting one hole from two adjacent

slimsdotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851592041787358791noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167770467819749022007-01-02T15:35:00.000-05:002007-01-02T15:43:04.516-05:00

Well after numerous attempts at trying to join this blog, I have finally made it! The new blogger would not recognise the old blogger invite. So I had to create a new blog and then the invites were there! Then I just deleted the blog I created.My name is Deby aka O/C Knitiot. I have been knitting since I was 12, many many moons ago.I just started designing and love it! I look forward to getting

O/C Knitiot Designsnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167749643844922472007-01-02T09:46:00.000-05:002007-01-02T09:55:13.246-05:00

This old blogger/new blogger stuff is confusing. I unfortunately upgraded to a new version of Outlook and my bookmarks are tied to my google accounts.I'm still puzzled about which yarn to use. Lorna's Laces "Helen's Lace" in Mineshaft was my first choice, but it has less yarn than the pattern calls for. Miriam said it has the amount she used to knit the shawl, so it might work. Or I have a

Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684385290216686777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167742009008905122007-01-02T07:45:00.000-05:002007-01-02T08:19:02.746-05:00

I finally got here! Old vs New Blogger wouldn't let me in, so I did what a previous post said to do-create a new account. Wonderful! Can't wait to get started! Thanks so much for the invitiation. Love Miriam's designs.

Sue J.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167740617581001822007-01-02T07:19:00.000-05:002007-01-02T07:23:37.590-05:00

My eyes not being what they used to be, I'm worried that I will have trouble reading the charts, particularly in the evenings. Does anyone know how to enlarge the charts in Adobe? Or do I just need to print them out and then enlarge on my copier? I always feel like I lose quality that way. I played around with it a bit yesterday, but couldn't get what I want/need. Hence, I have not cast-on. I'm

Jenny Rayenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167716724196543122007-01-02T00:42:00.000-05:002007-01-02T00:45:24.206-05:00

I have blogger account with my real blog yorksett arts & crafts and it would NOT let me accept the invitation. Wise me created a new account :) .So now I am here and there, hopefully someday I will be able to join the accounts. In the mean time: the pattern is printed, the needles are ready and the yarn is in a nice little ball waiting.Happy to be here.

Laritzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380883584186444453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167706737881899992007-01-01T21:49:00.000-05:002007-01-01T21:58:57.883-05:00

So hi everyone!My name is Melanie and I too am so excited for this KAL. I have been wanting to make Hidcote for a while now, and just needed a darned good excuse to start yet another project. =)I started last night as well, and I have spent the whole darned first day of 2007 doing nothing but knitting. Poor me huh?Well, I tore right through the first few charts..But I am now seeing it taking a

Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924903841727360964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167705875131439942007-01-01T21:35:00.000-05:002007-01-01T21:44:35.150-05:00

Hi everyone! I'm so glad there is a KAL for Hidcote. I started around the middle of December and while I haven't had a ton of time to work on it, I just made it to the end of chart #4 today. I'm using a cone of alpaca/silk that I picked up at my LYS, it is natural color and I'll be dyeing the shawl when I'm done with the knitting. I'm loving the pattern as I do all of Miriam's patterns. I

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893386257560399748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167697824437554422007-01-01T19:28:00.000-05:002007-01-01T19:30:24.450-05:00

I am waiting for my yarn, I have been dying to any lace project,,I am very excited. Thanks for letting me join and for all the computer help. I will be putting the button on my blog tonight.

Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029030613712562383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167692731154090632007-01-01T18:02:00.000-05:002007-01-01T18:05:31.163-05:00

Hi Everyone :)My name is Kris and I'm back to blogging after a 5 month hiatus :) and this is the first KAL that I just HAD to join :) LOVE this design! just plain beautiful.I decided to make it my first start of 2007, so I started it at midnight and knit on until 4am, watching movies with hubby :) I'm using Jaggerspun Zephyr in the color Cassis. It won't be staying this color though .. I bought

Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881107438419301612noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167674771111315832007-01-01T13:01:00.000-05:002007-01-01T13:06:11.120-05:00

Hi everybody, and hope you are getting ready to start knitting. Sallee and I are sharing the responsibilities of "list mamas" and I will be sending out invitations to all of those who have asked to join the KAL so that Blogger will allow you to sign in and post regularly. If you don't have a Blogger account, you will need one to post, or can email me directly!I did start my Hidcote last night,

Birdsonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06341638516293843227noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1167415140730480242006-12-29T12:55:00.000-05:002006-12-29T12:59:00.740-05:00

Congratulations to the first 5 folks to sign up for the KAL...if you haven't heard from Miriam yet, you will soon! Promise!1. Laritza 2. JennyRae 3. Sherie 4. Gretchen 5. TanThe KAL is still open so email me at siameezercat AT yahoo DOT com to join and please remember to include your blog address, if you have one so I can link to you in our "Participants" listing. If you don't have a blog,

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38318876.post-1166757903118468162006-12-28T10:22:00.000-05:002006-12-28T14:41:55.573-05:00

Knitnana and Birdsong began by discussing knitting Miriam's lovely Hidcote Garden Shawl together for moral support back last fall. Both of us were already overcommitted in the knitting department, but promised each other that they would start at the beginning of the new year... and the idea just grew from there.First of all, Miriam is a very talented lace designer, and is also a down-to-earth,

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