Thursday, February 13, 2014

FO Friday - Haruni

I love most everything I knit, but once in a blue moon I end up with an FO where I can't believe that my hands made something that turned out that awesome :)

I first started the Haruni in September 2012. I'd bought some amazing yarn and wanted to use it for an amazing project. I knew that the Haruni would probably be a bit of a challenge, but decided to give it a go.

Honestly, it wasn't as difficult as I had feared, but the move came up and I got sidetracked. For some reason I didn't pick it up at all in all of 2013. So this year - with the Ravellenics and the Clean Slate Challenge coinciding, I decided to go ahead and get it done.

To my great surprise it took less than a week to finish! I had thought I had ages to go yet, but obviously the fact that I now have quite a bit of experience with lace made a significant difference, and last Monday - I was done!
I blocked it out that same evening (and sent off photos to Nina to brag ;) )
Extreme close up
And last night it was finally dry and I could take my final FO photos :)
(less accurate colour rendition than the other photos)
I LOVE it! Too bad I never go places where this would be suitable to wear ;) I'll pretend I do and wear it anyway.

I forgot to take meassurements of the pre-blocking wingspan unfortunately, but post-blocking measurments put it at 127cm x 67cm.

Pattern: Haruni
Yarn: Grignasco Champagne, 100% merino
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9 comments:

  1. Wow, that really is beautiful. And your photos really show what blocking does!

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    1. Thank you. And yes, blocking it made an amazing difference.

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  2. What a beautiful shawl! It looks so delicate.

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    1. It does! But it doesn't feel delicate to the touch fortunately. But then, it's sports weight yarn, so it really oughtn't ;)

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  3. I've had Haruni in my favourites and 'intend to do' pile for ages, and I have to say that seeing this actually makes me want to cast on RIGHT NOW.

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    1. If you have some experience knitting lace it's actually not nearly as difficult as it looks at first sight. The knitting is really easy to read and makes sense after the first few rows :)

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  4. Absolutely beautiful. I love how dramatically a knit changes when it is blocked, wonderful workmanship.

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  5. You don't have to go anywhere fancy to wear it, I wear my shawls all the time, to the Dr's, to basketball games, to dinner, to run errands. Just wear it! It's too beautiful to leave behind.

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  6. Beautiful Haruni! Love the color and the way the lace pattern emerged after blocking. Stunning work!

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