Starting On the Spice Market

Posted by Jenn in All Posts, Knitting, Knitting A Shawl | 0 comments

For my On the Spice Market (OTSM) shawl, I’ve decided to do my 6 colours in the order below:

• Aconite (yellow) – CC1
• Crab Apple (green) – CC2
• Tweed (lighter blue) – CC3
• Harbour (dark blue) – CC4
• Wisteria (purple) – CC5
• Red Currant (red) – CC6

 

Before I started, I familiarised myself with the techniques below:

• Weaving ends as you knit (Continental style) for CC1 to CC6 (YouTube video)
• German Short rows for Section 2 with MC (YouTube video)
• Carrying yarn up for MC (YouTube video)

 

I also decided to add the extra YO at the start of each WS and have placed a marker to remind me to do the YO after the first stitch on the WS and to drop it on the RS.

 

 

Doh!  I was about to do Section 2 (using MC) for the 3rd time when I realised I have been doing it wrong!  I forgot to divide the stitch count by 3 and placed the 2 markers in the wrong places :(.  I decided to frog back to yellow and start again.

 

 

Ahh much better!  Now to start the 4th colour :).