Seascape Stole

I am so excited to finally post about an FO!  It has been too long (Snow White doesn't count!).  This is the Seascape Stole that I knit for my friend for her wedding.  I think it turned out beautifully and it looked stunning with her dress.  I didn't get any pictures of her with it on because she was so busy during the wedding and reception so Scott took a few of me with the stole. 

Pattern:  Seascape Stole from Knitty.com

Yarn:  Sublime Kid Mohair Blend

Needles:  US 10

The sun was in my eyes.....but if I would have moved out of the sun, the view wouldn't have been as pretty.  This was from the balcony of the Bed and Breakfast place we stayed at and really enjoyed.

Anywho....Terra picked the yarn out for a different stole that she was going to knit for her wedding and it didn't work out for her.  I didn't care for the pattern so I searched around and found a few I thought she may like and that I would also enjoy knitting.  She thought this one would go great with her dress.  Off to knitting I went, but I ran our of yarn and my yarn shop couldn't get more.  So, if you look at the edges of the stole, you can see from the last picture that one end is shorter than the other.  I am probably the only person that would notice this.....maybe.

I didn't even have enough yarn to bind off!  So, I had to cut off pieces of yarn from the joins, and KNOT them to the end of the bind of yarn in order to bind off the stole.....I had to do this about four different times!  I have never had to do that before.  The good thing, is that this yarn is "hairy" and so the ends stick to each other and you can't even tell that I had to knot the yarn.  I just pray it doesn't unravel!  I doubt it will because you can't even rip this yarn back becuase it tangles up on itself. 

The wedding was beautiful, Terra looked gorgeous, and she loved the stole.  She got a ton of compliments on it and I had several people come up to me asking me if they could be my friend too so I could knit for them.  Hmmmmm..........

I have some other things to show you that I am knitting but that will have to wait for the next post.

Comments

[Mom]

The stole is absolutely beautiful, but not as beautiful as you!

[Judy]

This stole is beautiful! You did a great job. Love the yarn choice, too.

[Andrea]

Beautiful shawl! Just gorgeous.

[Scott]

The stole turned out beautifully... almost as lovely as you. Terra loved it. That was so nice of you to knit it for her. She really appreciated all the time, effort and kindness you put into it.

[raina]

Beautiful work. That turned out so well. It is such a romantic piece of knitting. The yarn looks amazingly soft and perfect for that project.

[Machelle]

Oh wow, that is so beautiful. You are such a beautiful woman. I am sooo jealous. You did a great job on the stole. Arent you getting married pretty soon? Im just excited for you, thats all.

[2BKnitting]

Beautiful stole! You look gorgeous in it. I didn't even notice the difference in the ends of the stole. You did a wonderful save with the bind off. Knitty should use your pics to model the stole. :)

[MrPuffy]

I *love* that shawl!!!! I have some white stash yarn that I've been looking for something to use it on. Off to check out the pattern and see if I have enough yardage.

You look marvelous, BTW. Beautiful photos of you and the shawl. So happy for you that your special gift was so well received!

[Emily]

That shawl is stunning! (and so are you!) what a close call with the yarn! you made it work and no one will ever be the wiser!

[Robin]

I really, really like that!! I never saw that before. I like that it's knit with big needles too. Hmmmm...

[Siga]

You look gorgeous in these pictures. Really. I love the black & white combo.

[Dawn]

The stole turned out great. Now I think I need to run and cast one on for me. You look great in that picture BTW.