A couple of weeks ago I was in Twisted Yarns with a friend and saw some wonderful yarn in the sale bin. The yarn I found was chenille-like with wonderful, rich fall colors. I bought a couple of balls of ths yarn by Colinette in the color way Autumn Leaves. The concept was to make a smallish triangular shawl to wear when my shoulders are sore. The shawl went quickly but once I bound off I found the sides were too tight and too long and the depth was too short. Don't know what I did wrong but its not really a shawl... more like a wonky stole at about six feet wide and two feet deep at its deepest. Here's what it looks like:
The string at the bottom of the picture is where I began with only 4 stitches. The idea was that the whole thing would be a huge triangle rather than curling up on itself. I still love the colors so I will clean up the tails and add a tassel with the leftovers. Maybe that will give it a little flair so I don't feel so dumpy trying to keep my shoulders limber when my bursitis is acting up .... I can only hope!
Try passing the first stitch in the row as to purl, then doing whatever with the rest of the row. It will force that first stitch to be a little looser/larger and it might not tighten up on you so much. Martha
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