About The Project Name
No Strings (I’m Fancy Free) by Ella Fitzgerald, my most favorite vocalist in my lifetime – 54 years. The name correlates to the composition of this shawl: improvisation, no rules. This is the best way to design and, as such, this marks version one of my goal: a crochet crescent shawl.
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About The Project
This represents the first in a series of my crochet crescent shawl development. This one worked out okay, but too angular. An additional problem I encountered was carrying yarn for entire rows and working with different yarn weights: fine to dk. The excessive yarn carrying has cause puckering, which is not noticeable on Mergatroid, my model. My last complaint is that the tips don’t meet in front; I suppose that because of the shape/neckline, which I do like because of the fitting to the neck.
Dimensions:
Width: 39 inches
Depth: 35 inches, tip to bottom; 15 inches, neck to bottom
Price: USD $50.00, less 25% Friends & Family Discount
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About The Yarn
There are about four to five yarns that I was unable to identify; at least three of them are natural fibers, per a burn test, though I can’t identify the fibers. Labeled yarns included:
Netwon’s Yarn Country Softball Cotton
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Yarn Color: Mikonos
Yarn Weight: 2, Sport
Fiber Content: 100% Alpaca
Fleece of: Brickfielder
Yarn Weight: 1, Suri Fingering
New Hope Alpacas
Fiber Content: 100% Alpaca
Fleece of: Vanilla Chip
Yarn Weight: 1, Suri Fingering
Fiber Content: 100% Alpaca
Yarn Color: Yellow Onion w/Accents
Yarn Weight: 1, Fingering
Newton’s Yarn Country Nevada
Fiber Content: 100% Rayon
Yarn Weight: 3, DK
Patons Grace
Fiber Content: 100% Mercerized Cotton
Yarn Color: 60409 Ruby
Yarn Weight: 3, DK
