Knitting the As-You-Like-It shawl

[@laurensternenberg7635]

That’s the same way I was taught to cast off, but I had never thought to use a larger needle to avoid over tightening. Clever! Thank you, I’ll remember that.😊

[@cinmyn]

Thanks for the great visual and explaining how to make this. As a visual person it helps me so much to see and follow along, much better than just the written pattern to try and figure out. I'm going to try this, I thought lace patterns were hard but you have made it so clear. Thank you for all the content.

[@KristineVike]

I hope you give it a go!

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

I doubt I have the patience for a whole shawl, but, I appreciate the slow and clear demonstration of the different stitches.

[@KristineVike]

I am glad you like it! Even as different as this one is.

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

@@KristineVike awhile back, I tried to ask knitting folks to show me the "patterns" of stitches, because I didn't understand the terms. What I meant was stuff like knit, purl, yarn over, etc, that make the stitches go a specific way, so, one can create a whole image out of them. They didn't understand, but, your demonstration seems to show all the possibilities quite clearly. So, even if your goal was not to demonstrate all possible stitches, your project needed so many of them, that I could learn quite a few. Thank you for the unintentional help💖🌻

[@coreygilles847]

I have always wanted to make one of these, sadly I don’t have the physical capacity, but I think it is wonderful that you have made us such a fantastic tutorial ❤ you make it feel doable. Thank you for sharing your talent and skills!

[@resourcedragon]

Thank you! I've always read lace patterns as "linear code" as it were, rather than as diagrams, although I have used my own scrappy diagrams to sketch out ideas. So now I know how to read (and draw) diagrams for lace work properly. I've got some ridiculously fine hand spun and now I think I might have the perfect project for it. Once again, thank you for an excellent tutorial.

[@KristineVike]

I mean, they definitely are linear code! I will caveat to say though. That there are several different wats to draw lace knit diagrams. But for most of them (not the most advanced perhaps), they are usually a combination of these stitches. And you can often figure out which symbols means what from that. I do hope you give it a go and have fun with it! Fine handspun sounds like a most excellent candidate!

[@CraftyVegan]

There are some content creators that I resonate with the tambor of their voice and I’ll watch them despite their content having no connection to my interests… Then there are creators whose voice makes my brain itchy, but they’re amazing in their field and it’s something I’m very interested in. And then there’s Kristine Vike. Who is both amazing with everything I’ve seen on this channel and whose voice is so lovely that I could sleep to it… Respectfully

[@josiesmith850]

Brilliant thank you so much 🥰👏❤️🙏

[@kerryrandall6618]

Thank you for the pattern Kristine, my knit queue is very full for rest of the year, but I have been thinking about designing my own shawl, I like the plug and play concept. I am an English thrower so purling is not an issue for me and I am used to knitting flat, but I thought I would like to try a project with tensioning with the Portuguese method, and a lace project would be good for a change of technique. 💞

[@KristineVike]

That sounds fun! The knit queue fills up quite fast though, doesn’t it? 😅

[@jennglow4647]

Very pretty 😀

[@saletedelima8712]

Muito lindo o seu gatinho ❤😊

[@elenadamone9172]

Grazie 🧡

[@flowerjoy2090]

Would you be able to chart the first three rows? I’ve made lace shawls before but am having great difficulty figuring this out. Perhaps it could go on Discord? I thought mirroring was the reverse? You seem to be doing the same thing on both sides of the center 😵‍💫. Yes. I’m dazed and confused…. But determined 👍

[@miiairene8308]

How much yarn did you use for the black shawl (sorry if I missed it if you told that already)?

[@KristineVike]

It is in the description if you need to reference back. But when I weighed it, it came up to 323 grams. And that is with quite thin yarn (Rauma lamullgarn [lambs wool yarn] approx 235 meter per 50 grams). 🙂

[@miiairene8308]

Thank you! 😊 I knew I was too quick to ask. (The not so little goth in me was slightly over-enthusiastic.)

[@terryech9110]

Have you tried making this as garter stitch rather than stockinette?

[@KristineVike]

I have not, but you are welcome to.