I have a tradition of casting on something for myself every year on Christmas day, and this Christmas was no exception. I’ve been wanting to knit a Pi shawl out of handspun for a while and had the yarn to do it.
I’m using the basic Pi shawl with eyelets in Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Knitter’s Almanac, with the eyelets every 6th row. And I’m using the new Addi Lace Clicks (interchangeable needles) my hubby gave me for Christmas. Handspun. Knitting in the round. New needles. Lightweight. It’s heaven.
The original fibre was from the November 2010 Wildcraft fibre club in the theme Crocosmia. It was a beautiful Oatmeal BFL and Tussah silk.
I finished spinning it in April of 2011, with the intent of it becoming a Pi shawl. Spun as a single on my Louet Victoria, it was my travelling project for guild meetings. Needless to say, it travelled for a while as the fibre resulted in over 2,000 metres of yarn.
This evening I’ll hit the 1152 stitches per round mark, and I’m only about halfway through my yardage. I guess that means I still have a bit more time to think about what edging I’d like to use. For now, I’ll continue to enjoy the zen-like nature of this project.