Yeah well, here's the latest in this series of aquatic themed projects...
And it's a stash-buster to boot! Yep, I made a serious dent in my acrylic stores with this crustacean emblazoned wonder...
The shawl itself is knit from the top down. I've made this half-rounder numerous times, beginning with 8 stitches and working until I have between 300 to 400 stitches in total (give or take). The piping around the edge is crocheted as are the lobster appliques.
Why appliques?
Because silly, you don't see the intarsia mess on the backside of the shawl!
I don't like messy.
I've also tried knitted appliques, but the finished product tends to be too stretchy for me. So, crochet the appliques I do. No give means a solid applique.
Now, if I could just find a So Cal lobster bake at which to wear this red, white and blue diddy, I'd be in business!
Heading to NYC tomorrow!
Promise, promise, promise to blog from there this time peeps!
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12 comments:
they have beautiful shaping!
looks like shawl to wear at newick's restraunt.
Oh, awesome! Its subtitle could be The Massachusetts Shawl. Yay lobsters!
You could cheat it a little and call it a Crawfish shawl! You'd be a knockout at any Louisiana crawfish boil!
Too fabulous!
I was just thinking of knitting a lobster I found on ravelry too!
Ahoy matey ! Your posts have been making me long for summer......
The shawl is another of your ingenius projects :)
My husband is from New England and honestly, both the shawl and the bag remind me of Cape Cod-very cool.
I remember you mentioning NY and bummer I didn't keep track, I could have tried to make it there-Elena is on Spring Break. Unfortunately, now, we're headed to Baltimore for a few days cause Elena "needs a Spring Break" like the rest of the kids traveling (LOL).
Cool like all of your other crustaceans, I mean creations.
;)
Love the lobsters. Very cool.
LOVE this!
Your projects make me happy. :o)
but there IS a lobster festival in your neck of the woods -- you need only go as far as san pedro! i went to it a few years ago when i was living in venice, ca. it's in mid-september this year and you can find out about it at lobsterfest.com the perfect place to don your crustacean cape! have fun
Good job. A lobster bake is always a feast for the senses because it is something that can be cooked in so many ways.
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