The centre square (which I've just finished) (WooHoo!) is knit back and forth on 250ish stitches for 362 rows. By my reckoning that's about 90,000 stichest -- a third of the total shawl.
If I didn't have a lot of experience (and therefore faith) in the miraculous properties of blocking to turn this mess into something gorgeous when it's comopleted I think I'd have given up long before now.
But I haven't given up and now I get ready to face the wide border -- where knitting endurance is tested beyond all reason.
In preparation for the wide border I will pick up stitches along each of the other three sides of the centre square and begin to knit round the square. To keep the corners 'corner-like' I'll be increasing every second row at each of the corners.
That means the wide border rows begin with 980 stitches per row/round, and grows to almost 1300.
All of that to say that for the next little while - Wedding Ring Shawl updates are going to be even duller than they have been!!
6 comments:
It will be lovely!
I do not think that I have the patience. Having said that I do have a hankering to try a Niebling one day....
Knowing your patience and skill at lace projects, I can't wait to see how this turns out. I couldn't imagine having 1300 stitches on one needle!
I empathize. I am working in the TQS--1200 stitches each row to start the border. And I am bored bored bored. But still gritting teeth. It will be gorgeous when you finish, I am sure!
I can't believe you've finished the middle already!
Your posts - dull? Never ;o)
It's going to look absolutely amazing, I bet. <3 I envy your patience and skill with lace.
That is looking so lovely!
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