FO Friday: The Haruni Shawl
Pattern:
Haruni by Emily Ross
Yarn:
Sundara Sock Yarn in Lunar Landing (1 skein, 370 yards)
Needles:
Signature Needle Arts circular needle, US size 7 (4.5mm)
Susan Bates Crochet Hook, US size 9 (1.25mm) for beads
Boye Crochet Hook, US D (3.25mm) for fringe
Other Materials:
Miyuki Japanese Seed Beads (6/0 round) in Heavy Metals Mix, 2-20g tubes
Modifications:
Lots. I knit the body plain (similar to the body of the Ishbel shawl). I used my yarn scale and Excel to calculate how many petals I could get out of the single skein of yarn I had. I added extra clusters of petals at either end to maximize my yarn use. (And I ended up with only 3g of yarn when all was said and done). I added beads along the stem and the edges of each petal, using the crochet hook method.
The crochet bind-off was new to me. A little slow to execute, but again, well worth the effort. It might have looked a little bit better with a slightly smaller hook. I’m very glad I learned how to crochet before I tackled this!
Time to complete:
Less than a year. 🙂 I cast on for this in May of 2011, right after MDSW. I finished the plain portion in a week or so, and then it sat through the summer and into the winter, while I bought beads and figured out what size to make. The dark yarn and the beads made this project slow going.
The verdict:
Love, love, love it! This may be the most beautiful thing I’ve ever made.
Posted on April 6, 2012, in FO Friday, knitting, projects, techniques and tagged beads, crochet, Haruni shawl, knitting, lace. Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.
Laura Gets Crafty 
OMG! Laura, what a beautiful thing! It is utterly inspiring. I am going to make it. I’ve been looking at FiliSilk (silk, merino blend). It’s not variegated, though, and I really like the effect of the subtle shadings in yours.
Thank you so much! I was worried about the variegation being too much, so I simplified the body of the shawl to try to balance the effect of the patterned, variegated, beaded border. It was a knitting experiment that worked out for once!
Wow. This looks so lovely. Intricate, delicate and pretty.
Very gorgeous. XD
I also want to make this pretty shawl, and was reading the pattern and all the information.
I just don’t understand how, from 9 stitches in garter tab, we can have 13 stitches in row 1 of chart A.
In my calculation, it’s just not right. I don’t see how I can repeat *yo, k1, yo* in row 1 of chart A.
Well, I’m still a newbie afterall. I hope you can help me.
Thank you very much.
Hi. I asked you question previously. Just want to let you know, so that you won’t have to reply me later, that I have understood the pattern of Haruni. I, being newbie, completely forgot that I don’t need any stitch to make yo. My silly brain, hahaha.
Thanks.
Hi, ikadian!
I’m glad you figured it out. The pattern is a little tricky at first, but once you get the hang of it, it gets easier. And it’s well worth it. I get compliments on my Haruni every time I wear it!
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