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Finished! Retro Redux Shrug

Posted on 01/14/2008 by Andrea | Comments (0)
Filed under : Finished Objects, Knitting

Shrug, finished, originally uploaded by AMK.

Pattern: Retro Redux Shrug from the book Lace Style (Ravelry Link)

Yarn: di.Ve' Autunno. I think this was a great yarn to use for this particular project. It's so soft against the skin and the color changes are subtle and lovely. It's just a single ply of yarn that puffs up if given space, but compacts down if using a smaller needle, so it was perfectly adaptable to all the needle sizes I used, from 7 to 10.

Modifications: I made the medium size, but used one smaller needle size all the way through. Somehow, it came out perfectly.

Made for: I had a wedding and a fancy holiday party both in January, and knew I'd probably be cold during both events. I didn't finish it in time for the wedding, but the fancy holiday party is this weekend, so I'll be able to wear it for that.

Overall thoughts: I love this pattern. It's easy to knit, a very simple brioche lace. You almost couldn't invent a simpler lace pattern. And there's no shaping. You just use successively larger needles as you knit the thing. This would be a perfect project for someone who's new to lace and may be intimidated by it. But even for someone who's not intimidated by lace, it's still fun to knit. This was my most satisfying knitting project in recent memory.