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198 (or so ) Yards of Heaven

January 30, 2010 By Mindy

30 Jan

I finished the 198 Yards of Heaven shawlette before the end of the year.

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I'm kind of ambivalent about this project.  While it looks good all spread out, I'm not too sure about wearing it.  It's a little too small to wear would around the neck like a scarf, and I don't do the shawl around the shoulders thing.

It is, however, a good pattern and would be easy to make larger (or smaller) depending on yarn choice and needle size.  This project would also be fantastic for a first-time lace project.

Pattern: 198 Yards of Heaven by Christy Verity

Yarn: Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran in Parchment.  I used one full skein and a bit into a second full skein along with the remains of another skein.  I have no idea if I actually used 198 yards, but it wasn't much.

Needles: US 7

Pattern Mods: None, I think.  The pattern does leave a little gap at the top back of the neck so I used some creative weaving in of the ends to close it up.

Filed Under: Knits, Lace, Shawls

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  1. Robin says

    February 7, 2010 at 5:30 pm

    Now, I LOVED this knit. Of course, I blocked it within a thread of its life to make it larger.

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