Dragon Tail was last written about on August 20, 2016. It looked like this then:
It was cleverly hung on the railing in just a way to show off the work that had been done so far, but there was so much more to be done. This 100% garter stitch pattern is so zen-like to knit. It did give me plenty of time to perfect my flicking style of doing the knit stitch.
Dragon Tail was finished last October but not without a certain twist. In my eagerness to get this project started I didn't completely calculate how much yarn would be needed for the main colour and in the end I was short a few hundred yards. The dark charcoal British wool compilation ran out and I decided to use a lighter gray to finish off the piece. Here's a couple of shots of it in the backyard of one of my son's on a perfectly sunny day in early November.
One can get a sense of its overall size, which is rather big. If it is used as a scarf there will be plenty of wooly goodness around the neck to keep out the cold.
One of my daughter-in-laws is very involved with a dog rescue group and each year the group has a craft sale to raise money for the cause. In 2015 when she asked me if I had anything to donate I did not, but this year there were several items set aside for the sale. I priced them to move because I did not want them coming back to me. There was no one in particular to give them to and storage is at a premium in the condo. The process of making this shawl was its own reward. And with all that wool in it, the shawl/scarf is the type of thing that really needs to live in rather cold weather.
Jacke, the woman who purchased Dragon Tail was very happy to take it home. She posted a photo on FB. Her picture shows the second lighter gray tone in the mix better than any of my photos. Check it out below.
Jacke, I hope that Dragon Tail is keeping you warm this winter. It was my pleasure to make it and donate it to a worthy cause.
As an aside, I walked into a yarn shop on Monday of this week with only one purchase to make. Somehow I left all my darning needles to sew in loose ends in the Twin Cities, and one cannot finish a project without at least one such needle. Despite some doubters, I was able to get in and out with only that one purchase! As Mom said when I bragged to her about it: "Good for you, you've made it 10 days into the new year without a yarn purchase." She makes a good point, but I was happy about the act even if it was so early in the year.
It was cleverly hung on the railing in just a way to show off the work that had been done so far, but there was so much more to be done. This 100% garter stitch pattern is so zen-like to knit. It did give me plenty of time to perfect my flicking style of doing the knit stitch.
Dragon Tail was finished last October but not without a certain twist. In my eagerness to get this project started I didn't completely calculate how much yarn would be needed for the main colour and in the end I was short a few hundred yards. The dark charcoal British wool compilation ran out and I decided to use a lighter gray to finish off the piece. Here's a couple of shots of it in the backyard of one of my son's on a perfectly sunny day in early November.
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| This shows how much more light gray yarn was needed |
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| Just hanging around on the fence |
One of my daughter-in-laws is very involved with a dog rescue group and each year the group has a craft sale to raise money for the cause. In 2015 when she asked me if I had anything to donate I did not, but this year there were several items set aside for the sale. I priced them to move because I did not want them coming back to me. There was no one in particular to give them to and storage is at a premium in the condo. The process of making this shawl was its own reward. And with all that wool in it, the shawl/scarf is the type of thing that really needs to live in rather cold weather.
Jacke, the woman who purchased Dragon Tail was very happy to take it home. She posted a photo on FB. Her picture shows the second lighter gray tone in the mix better than any of my photos. Check it out below.
Jacke, I hope that Dragon Tail is keeping you warm this winter. It was my pleasure to make it and donate it to a worthy cause.
As an aside, I walked into a yarn shop on Monday of this week with only one purchase to make. Somehow I left all my darning needles to sew in loose ends in the Twin Cities, and one cannot finish a project without at least one such needle. Despite some doubters, I was able to get in and out with only that one purchase! As Mom said when I bragged to her about it: "Good for you, you've made it 10 days into the new year without a yarn purchase." She makes a good point, but I was happy about the act even if it was so early in the year.
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