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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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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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