Showing posts with label ulmus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ulmus. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Day 2 of "Wear a Shawl Challenge" : Ulmus

For Day 2 of my "Wear a Shawl Challenge" I chose one of the first shawls I have knitted back in 2009.
The shawl is Ulmus by  Kirsten Kapur.

Для Дня 2 "Wear a Shawl Challenge" я выбрала одну из первых связанных мною шалей ещё в 2009 году. Это шаль  Ulmus by  Kirsten Kapur




This shawl is shaped as a triangle. The shawl is not very big and can be wrapped around the neck if desired for a scarf/cowl look. I prefer to wear this particular shawl like in pictures, pined on one side. Pins are such a great little things to use when wearing shawls. They come in so many different styles, shapes and materials. The one I use in the pictures is made by Inna Gor from IngoDesign. I love to wear this shawl in this particular way with a V-neck sweater or a cardigan. It provides an extra layer of warmth and I do not need a jacket. It also prevents small shawl from falling of the shoulder all the time.  I really enjoy wearing this shawl. It is an unique and very special accessory. I had this shawl for a while now and have gotten a lot of complements and questions about where I got it :-))) 

Эта шаль имеет треугольную форму. Шаль не очень большая и её можно завязать как шарфик или каул вокруг шеи. Я предпочитаю носить эту шаль так как на фотографиях, заколотой сбоку брошкой. Брошки и булавочки для шалей очень удобные аксессуары в ношении шалей. Булавочки для шалей встречаются различных стилей и сделаны из разнообразных материалов. Булавочка которую я ношу на фотографиях работа Инны Гор из IngoDesign Булавка для шали придерживает шаль и она не спадает с плеча. Я люблю носить эту шаль с кардиганами и свитерами имеющими V-образный вырез. Шаль согревает немного и отпадает порой нужда в ношении верхней одежды ( ну по крайней мере в таком мягком климате как в Калифорнии). Эта шаль уникальный аксессуар. Она у меня уже несколько лет и за это время я получила много комплиментов и вопросов "а где я такую купила?" когда я её одевала :-))



Please forgive me my sleepy look in pictures ;-))) My days start very early. It was 7:30 in the morning and I was on my way to work ;-))

Прошу прощения за мой сонный вид на этих фотографиях. Мой день начинается рано. Было 7:30 утра и я шла на работу ;-))


 To see the original photographs I have taken of this shawl go to my Ravelry project page.

Оригинальные снимки этой шали и больше про этот проект можно посмотреть на  Ravelry.

 Happy Knitting,
Diana

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Confessions of a Shawlaholic. Part I.

It all started pretty innocent. After being registered on Ravelry for less then half a year, I finally started noticing all the beautiful shawls people have knitted. I wanted to try to make one too, but had no idea how do you knit one. For my first triangular shawl I have chosen this simple garter stitch shawl by Kate Gagnon Osborn.
I thought it would be a perfect project to understand the construction of topdown shawl. You can find more details on this project on Ravelry.

I really loved that little kerchif and the addiction to shawl knitting have began ;-))) 
Next came Ulmus by Kirsten Kapur This is probably the shawl I have been wearing the most so far. More on this project on Ravelry.


Then I knitted a little scarf/shawl called Saroyan by Liz Abinante. It turned out to be very wearable little scarf and easy to knit. More on this project on Ravelry.
My first shawl from a really thin 2 ply yarn, kidsilk actually, came out of my fascination with the lace pattern that I saw used in a top in one of Ravelry patterns and just wanted to use. So, I came up with idea of this stole. Thinking back I should have CO with provisional CO in the middle and knit in both directions, so the edge looks the same on both sides. Instead I just CO and knitted. I love this shawl. I have gifted it to my mom last weekend :-))) I knew that she liked it a lot ;-))) The shawl was named Frost and more pictures can be found on Ravelry.




To be continued............... :-)))))