Monthly Archives: December 2012

What is BOBBOL?

Posted on December 31, 2012 by jackiees

The BOBBOL Series will be a little pattern project each month of 2013. But I bet you are still asking — What is BOBBOL? Stay tuned and check back soon to find out. (or you can leave your guesses here, lol) Thank … Continue reading →

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Q&A: Keeping track of which edging row you are on

Posted on December 29, 2012 by jackiees

Susan asked: Is there some secret method for remembering the edging? I keep losing track of which row I’m on and it’s pretty challenging to rip this back a few rows (having done it a few times already when I … Continue reading →

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Attach-as-you-knit method for lace edging as a bind off

Posted on December 28, 2012 by jackiees

December’s dolly shawl project includes an introduction to attaching a knitted edging to knitted fabric. Whereas for September’s Lace-edged Doily we sewed a completed lace edging to the woven fabric center as a separate step, the dolly shawl edging is attached … Continue reading →

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Holiday greetings

Posted on December 28, 2012 by jackiees

I hope everyone has been having wonderful holidays. Now that I have returned from visiting with family, I want to make sure you are doing ok with your little dolly shawls. I’ll be posting some tips and technique points about … Continue reading →

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Top-down Faroese Shawl: The body of the shawl

Posted on December 15, 2012 by jackiees

To start the body of the shawl for this month’s Dolly Shawl, we knit stitches along 3 sides of the little tab-start neck band I talked about a few days ago. Picking up for seamless construction By working the Pickup Row … Continue reading →

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Top-down Faroese Shawl: Starting at Neck Band

Posted on December 9, 2012 by jackiees

The little top-down Dolly Shawl we are knitting this month starts off with just 3 stitches! This is the beginning of a narrow rectangular strip of garter stitch that will become the center back neck band of the shawl. Tip … Continue reading →

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Distinctively-shaped Faroese Shawls

Posted on December 8, 2012 by jackiees

The distinctive “butterfly” shaping of the Faroese shawl makes an exceptionally wearable garment because of the shaped shoulders and elongated ends for optionally tying around the waist. Another distinctive feature of Faroese shawls is a center back panel, a.k.a.  gusset, … Continue reading →

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