When I joined the 12 Shawls in 2012 Ravelry group, I read that I would need to make two shawls that used at least 546 yards of yarn. Prayer shawls can be fairly big so I hoped that a prayer shawl would satisfy that requirement.
I looked in my stash and found some leftover acrylic yarn. If a prayer shawl is not going to a specific person, I make it from acrylic for easy care. (If I know someone will take care of it, I make it out of other yarns.)
I weighed, weighed again, and weighed some more as I made this shawl. It seemed like I could make it to the required yardage but I wasn't sure if the colors would end in the right spots. Would I be able to end at the right spot and use enough purple? How many rows of green could I knit before needing to bind off? How much yarn would the bind off take?
It all worked out. The shawl uses 548 yards of yarn and has the right amounts of purple and green. And it used up just about all of my yarn, too!
Those colors are really nice together and this will bring someone great comfort, I'm sure.
Posted by: Carole | February 10, 2012 at 06:39 AM
now that's "just enough". love purple and green together. prayers shawls are such a lovely way to let someone know you care. good job!
Posted by: lydia | February 10, 2012 at 09:06 AM
I would never have thought of knitting green and purple, but the combination turned out really pretty.
Posted by: erin | February 10, 2012 at 09:38 AM
Purple and green are my favorite combination. I love knitting prayer shawls.
Posted by: Donna | February 10, 2012 at 11:05 AM
That is stunning!! Love those two colors together.
Posted by: vanessa | February 10, 2012 at 06:52 PM
Lovely! And probably a little hard to part with! TGIF!
Posted by: Patty | February 10, 2012 at 06:57 PM
it all worked out beautifully! and I have to say, I don't think you could've knit anything better with that yarn...the colors are so pretty together and you did a great job with the scales!!
Posted by: Mary | February 10, 2012 at 08:09 PM
Oh my gosh, I would have been sweating at the end with such an exact amount of yarn and so little left! But I guess that's the way it should be, right? It's beautiful.
Posted by: Michelle | February 10, 2012 at 08:28 PM
Wow. I'm not sure I would have been brave enough to cut it that close on the yarn. Your calculations paid off! It's great...and I know it will really bless someone.
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Posted by: israel | October 04, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Hello I would love to make this for a prayer shawl I'm doing and want to know what pattern you used. Please let me know!
Posted by: beck | April 19, 2013 at 02:48 PM