Louet's Feather and Fan Shawl

[neotoma]

I finally finished my feather-and-fan shawl, several years after purchasing the yarn from the Louet booth at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.

I wore to the festival yesterday, and got some very nice compliments on it.

	Linen Feather and Fan shawl -- back Louet's feather and fan shawl.
	Detail of feather and fan shawl Up close and personal with feather-and-fan
	Feather and Fan shawl Louet's Feather and Fan shawl, made from two mini-cones of Euroflax Paris (2-ply laceweight linen in Red)

Comments

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

That's right purdy!

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I can wear fire-engine red, which astonishes some of my friends -- it's such an iffy color for most people.

[kat-denton.livejournal.com]

Very beautiful. And the stole shape is a bit more practical than the triangle and square ones.

I haven't done any lace in linen - yet. How does it block out?

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

To block this shawl, I washed the shawl (in a pillowcase) on gentle cycle in the machine using a mild detergent. It bled dye, but since I didn't put any whites in, just my red sheets, that wasn't a problem.

Then I popped it into the dryer for 15 minutes.

Last, I used my blocking wires and pinned it out. That was the hardest part, just because the stole is so long and it was hard to find enough floorspace. But it's linen, and thus very tough. You can be very aggressive in stretching it wide. If I block it again, I'm going to try to widening it.

[nugatorytm.livejournal.com]

You say it's linen? What does the texture feel like? I'll bet it feels as great as it looks.

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Linen laceweight is smooth and cool when knit up. It's a bit scratchy and unpromising-looking on the cone, though. If you see it, and it's a bit like twine in texture, don't let that dissuade you; it softens amazingly when washed.

Louet sells a wide variety of linen yarn -- I used the 14/2 Euroflax weaving yarn in mini-cones (http://www.louet.com/yarns/weaving_142euroflax.shtml); it's a bit pricey, but linen lasts *forever* because there are no moths in North America that eat it and it's rot-resistant.

[strangemuses.livejournal.com]

Oooh! That's beautiful!

[saramwrap.livejournal.com]

Wow. That is amazing!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

That's stunning! And inspirational, as I just cast on a feather-and-fan shawl m'self.

[dementordelta.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhh...really cool and beautiful! Great color on you, btw!

From your vox.com site

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

I'd like to have the chart for the swans. Could you point me at the pattern? (And if it isn't free does the seller also sell Silja sock yarn? In deep purple (392)? I've got light purple (393).) Small person in the icon wants swan socks. You probably saw my advanced_knit post.

Re: From your vox.com site

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

If you want the small swans from the tam, go to Yarns International (http://www.yarnsinternational.com/) and ask for the Swans Tam pattern. It was $5 or so.

The Swans Jacket (http://www.yarnsinternational.com/swans.htm) is the one with the big swans, and that's only available as a kit; they're trying to support the Shetland sheep breed, and that means they don't sell the patterns individually. Also, the repeat is *huge*, so I think you're better off getting the tam or cap pattern and adapting.

Re: From your vox.com site

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

*sigh* It looks like can only buy the Swan Tam as a kit for $22.something. But I sent them e-mail asking for it.

If they say no then I'll pull out the graph paper and start doodling. I've got a wave pattern that I did on her mittens that I might be able to use as my starting basis.