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Knitting on the edge, the lace edge

The Soothing Shawl is a roller coaster from beginning to end. Yesterday I talked about the seed stitch body, but here’s a word about the lace edging. When you see a shawl with a plain body and a busy lace edging, you probably think the last few rows of that…

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A soothing yarn makes a soothing shawl

Knitting the Soothing Shawl pattern is a great follow up to what I talked yesterday about Uptown Worsted Tapestry see this yarn review if you missed it. This pattern has a lot going on in the way of textured stitches. It is an easy knit with a unique garment construction. The common way…

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