[Nfb-krafters-korner] Upcoming Class: Paint By Numbers Shawl, more details

[Maria Chapman]

 Hi cathy I will probably know the answers if I keep reading, but, will this be a phone or email class? Can you tell me more about the yarn needed since I may not be able to get it from lion brand.  There is a site called yarn over that is based in Australia. 

thanks
Maria
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> On 30 Aug 2015, at 12:00 pm, Cathy via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Linda and others interested,
> 
> I have had a couple private emails with questions regarding this shawl. so I
> thought I would provide a bit more information.
> 
> This shawl can be made on a 3/4 inch or 1/2 inch gauge loom. However, the
> loom must have sixty pegs.
> A wool blend yarn with a long color variation is suggested by the pattern
> author.
> 
> I purchased a yarn called "Scarfie." This yarn can only be purchased from
> the Lion Brand website because it is a specialty yarn. it fits all the
> requirements called for in the pattern. this is not to say that there are
> not other yarns out there that may also fit the requirements. It is simply
> the yarn I found. One thing to keep in mind is that this yarn requires you
> to block your item after completing it for best results.  Also it must be
> dried  by laying it flat. 
> So if you don't want to go through these steps you might wish to choose an
> acrylic yarn instead. Apparently, the shawl will not shape as well with
> acrylic yarn, but it may be a better option for some of you. 
> 
> if you use a 3/4 inch gauge loom you can expect your shawl to measure 78
> inches from tip to tip and 38 inches at the center.
> If you use a 1/2 inch gauge loom you can expect your shawl to measure 60
> inches from tip to tip and 32 inches at the center.
> 
> One final comment about this shawl. it is not a simple shawl to make. It has
> eight sections and many pattern changes. However, the stitches are not
> difficult, you probably know how to make them all.
> 
> So this class will probably run for eight weeks if we do a section every
> week. Even then, you may not be able to keep up. But I believe that the
> shawl will be worth the effort once made. I say believe, because I haven't
> yet made it myself. however, I have examined the pattern and know it can be
> done by anyone who is ready for a lot of work.
> 
> If not, then you may wish to make the loom knit prayer shawl instead.
> I posted that pattern on the trinity shawl class email list. If you'd rather
> do a simple rectangular shawl, please write me privately to ask for the
> pattern. I am currently working on one of these prayer shawls and using
> variegated homespun yarn, the shawl probably looks fancier than it actually
> is.
> My daughter is monitoring it's progress since I am making the shawl for her
> as a gift for her Baptism. Maybe it will be ready by Christmas. She was
> baptized last weekend but doesn't mind waiting for her gift. 
> <smile>
> 
> Cathy F
> Fflowersandherbs at gmail.com
> 
> 
> 
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