I started a Marin a couple of days ago. I’ve had the pattern for awhile, and even the yarn in mind that I thought would be perfect for it. I just hadn’t been in a shawl mood for a really long time. Since spring seems finally just around the corner, it is a good time for a transition piece.
Well, turns out my brain doesn’t work sometimes. I’m chalking it up to pregnancy brain. There are over 1500 other successful projects on Ravelry, so I knew it was definitely me, not the pattern. I was ending up with stockinette stitch and there clearly is none on the pattern. Guess who forgot how to read a chart? I finally ripped back a bit and looked at the written out directions compared to the chart. I forgot that often a symbol stands for knit on the RS (right side) and the same symbol becomes a purl on the WS (wrong side). I was just looking at the little blank spaces for knit and dashes for purls as if they were absolute, and I was happily creating stockinette for awhile until I realized, “Hey, there’s no stockinette on this thing.”
I’m still crossing my fingers that everything turns out well because several knitters have commented that they didn’t have enough yarn. As I have only one skein of this amazing Hazel Knits Euphorbia and it’s a mere 15 yards more than the pattern calls for, I’m really hoping it works out. Some have knit it at a tighter gauge to make it come out closer to the specified yardage. After reading a few of those project comments I decided to go ahead and rip back and knit the thing on US 3 needles. Gauge isn’t usually crucial for shawls, but I’d rather make sure I can make it through the pattern since I only have one skein. I’m really beginning to be an expert at the beginning of this shawl, y’all.
Good luck!
Lovely colour
So pretty (even with the stockinette)! I can’t wait to see more.
Lovely
Great color. Very Spring-y. (I hear chocolate really helps with pregnancy brain…)
Its funny how making mistakes with knitting sucks, but its a lesson you will never forget! Looking good so far, neat pattern 🙂
Marin looks like a lovely pattern, and it will be beautiful in that green! Good luck with the yardage!
That could so have been me! 😉 Anyway: Your start looks great and I just took a peak at the Marin Pattern, which is really pretty. So, good luck with it!
This is very beautiful, thank you for linking to the pattern, it may have just accidentally fallen into my queue!
Good luck with that, it’s absolutely gorgeous even if it’s a little fiddly. 🙂
Everyone I know who has knit this has struggled a bit at the beginning. Now that you’re an expert, though, I predict clear sailing from here 🙂
I’ve done the exact same thing. Knitting away without transitioning from wrong side instructions to right side instructions. Rrrrrrip.
Knitting stockinette by mistake instead of garter stitch happened quite often to me too!
I love the color you chose, and it will suits you beautifully for sure 🙂
I love this shawl (and everything else by Ysolda, really.) I know you can do it!
Fantastico!!!
Saludos desde recetasbonappetit
Good luck!