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Cuckoo Waltz meets Koala

I made this for Me

Created by: Kerry R

  • Project Details

    About

    Australian bushfires destroyed the habitat of our koalas, I liked Boo Knits Cuckoo Waltz shawl, but I thought adding mohair to the garter stitch sections would change the shawl to a more snuggly version, and use the hand dyed yarns in my stash in shades of silver grey and caramel brown. I played with the pattern, increasing the depth a little, as my double stranding of of lace weight wool and a silkmohair strand was still not a row gauge match, and this added pattern and row repeats to the lace section of the pattern worked in single strand of Fiberfic 4 ply sock yarn in limited colourway Koala in a gum tree (a bare cream with greys and light chartreuse speckles), and I added a beaded double stmohair border in branches lace pattern increasing the wingspan also. I used Mikuki 6/0 glass beads for the majority of the lace in gold and light teal silver-lined beads and a few rows of unlinked topaz colour, with another brand of glass beads in a heavier 3mm topaz colour on the bind-off edge.

    Pattern

    Cuckoo Waltz

    Yarns

    • material-yarn
      Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Lace - Sand ✕ 0.4 balls
    • material-yarn
      Fiberific Limited - Koala in a gum tree ✕ 1 ball
    • Debbie Bliss Angel - White (1) ✕ 0.4 balls
    • material-yarn
      Fiberific Leo 2 - Mist ✕ 0.5 balls
    • material-yarn
      Fiberific Leo 2 - Latte ✕ 0.6 balls

    Needles & Hooks

    • Circular 3.50mm (US 4) 80cm
    • Crochet Hook 1.50mm

    Accessories

    • Tapestry Needle
    Other : Knit repair latch hook, hook head about 1.75 mm, in addition to the 1.5mm crochet hook used for beads with smaller holes. Miyuki 6/0 glass beads 1029 total in 4 colours.

    Measurements

    305 cm x 65 cm

    Tags

    Craft

    Knitting

    Skill Level

    Intermediate

    Status

    Complete
    Started on: Apr 29, 2020 Finished on: Jul 30, 2020

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    6 Comments

    • Mary-Ann K

      • Adelaide

      This is lovely. Love the earthy colours
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      • Kerry R

        • Osborne Park

        Thank you Mary-Ann, so much of my wardrobe is in jewel tones (my work colleagues thought I was making something that would not flatter my complexion), but I have a fondness for coffee colours, latte and cappucino tones go well with pale teals and richer purples in my opinion. Even with more than 1000 glass beads, this shawl weighs less than 250gms, so is light and snuggly at the same time, perfect for our mild spring and autumn weather in West Australia.
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    • Kerry R

      • Osborne Park

      Thanks Deborah, I have a monthly donation to ARC, to help feed the koalas and other wildlife effects by the summer bushfires on your side of the country.
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    • Deborah

      • Sydney

      Beautiful! Love the Koala colours that you have used. Wearing it would be like cuddling a koala.
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    • Kerry R

      • Osborne Park

      Thank you Michelle, just need to wash and block it. I designed it longer, so that I can cross it over my chest and tie the ends at back waist, the mohair wraps around upper back and shoulders, lovely and squishy warm. I have some left over yarn may make a mohair stranded beanie for next year.
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    • Michelle M

      • Queensland

      This is beautiful Kerry, the colours are gorgeous together.
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