{"id":13622,"date":"2014-12-18T07:47:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T06:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/?p=13622"},"modified":"2017-03-21T09:22:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T08:22:55","slug":"my-chocolate-dream-shawl-sheepjes-yarn-kit-for-kika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/archives\/13622","title":{"rendered":"My Chocolate Dream Shawl (Sheepjes Yarn Kit for Kika)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago I was asked to make a sample shawl for Scheepjeswol\u2019s yarn kit for Kika<\/a> (a children\u2019s Cancer charity) that they\u00a0released last week.\u00a0 It\u2019s a kit that includes a knitting and crochet pattern using the Invicta Colour and Invicta Extra yarns, which are current favorites of mine, and the yarns I\u2019ve used for my Dreambird<\/a> shawls.<\/p>\n

\"Scheepjes<\/a>\u00a0\"Scheepjes<\/a><\/p>\n

The kit comes in 15 different color combinations, which, if you are indecisive like me, can be very difficult to choose from!\u00a0 Thankfully, the choice for the sample was already chosen, otherwise I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019d still be mulling it over.<\/p>\n

\"Scheepjes<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the photo of my Chocolate Dream shawl that Scheepjes released with the kits, isn’t it pretty? \u00a0Let me tell you, that pompom just about killed me, but it was totally my own fault. More about that later…<\/p>\n

\"Scheepjes<\/a><\/p>\n

I freaking loved this shawl.\u00a0 I considered changing my phone number and moving house so that I could keep it and they would never find me, but alas, the better side of me won out… but only just.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s huge, like REALLY huge, and it just feels so nice when you wrap it around you.<\/p>\n

\"Scheepjes<\/a> \"Scheepjes<\/a><\/p>\n

Susan Lucci<\/a> loved it too, I could tell.<\/p>\n

I most surprised by how much I loved the color combination because I\u2019ve never been a huge fan of browns and blues, but this project won me over completely.\u00a0 When it came time to order a kit of my own I very nearly chose this color combination again, just because I loved it so much and wanted it for myself, but I thought it would be nice to choose something different. \u00a0In the end, after much deliberation,\u00a0\u00a0I went with Dark Skies instead.\u00a0 Is the fact that it still has blue and brownish colors a coincidence?\u00a0 I\u2019m guessing no.<\/p>\n

\"Scheepjes<\/a><\/p>\n

I very nearly went with Vintage Movie, but this won out in the end.\u00a0 I thought these colors would be nice with a pair of jeans and a T-shirt in the spring.\u00a0 Not that the others wouldn\u2019t, mind you.\u00a0 Gosh even now after I already have the kit I\u2019m still itching to have the other combinations as well.\u00a0 I just love that Invicta Colour yarn so darn much.<\/p>\n

This was a really enjoyable knit and just the kind I like, the kind that I can sit and knit without having to look while watching a good TV show or movie. \u00a0No squinting at charts, no using three different counters to track the different elements of the pattern, just straightforward knitting and purling back and forth. \u00a0If you can knit, purl and increase, this will be a breeze for you!<\/p>\n

My biggest struggle was the pompom!\u00a0 I\u2019ve never made a pompom before, and while I did have a number of those plastic pompom makers, I\u2019ve never used them. I also didn\u2019t have them in the correct size, as they wanted a rather large pompom for this project.\u00a0 So I went on the internet and found this tutorial<\/a>, which I think is great. \u00a0 That is, if you have a clue\u00a0what you are doing and 1) use cardboard that is strong enough to handle the wear and tear of pompom making 2) have sharp and strong enough scissors to cut through that much yarn at once.\u00a0\u00a0 Of course, neither of those things dawned on me, so I used the cardboard from our box of coffee pods and my little embroidery scissors.\u00a0 Needless to say, my hands were pretty sore the next day and so were my husband\u2019s ears.\u00a0 In the end, I think I had a pretty kickass pompom, though!<\/p>\n

\"Scheepjes<\/a><\/p>\n

Pompom perfection! \u00a0Almost at the cost of my sanity, but perfection nonetheless!\u00a0 I snipped at that darn thing for an entire evening trying to get it as perfectly round as possible, I kid you not.<\/p>\n

Fear not! \u00a0They have included the cardboard pompom maker in the kit! \u00a0So you won’t have to worry about any of what I just told you happening to you!<\/p>\n

I\u00a0also\u00a0mentioned how incredibly long this shawl is, right?\u00a0 Check this out\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Scheepjes<\/a><\/p>\n

This was pre-blocking and I wasn\u2019t even finished yet!\u00a0 Towards the end, as it got wider, I started to feel like my progress got slower and slower, so I started using stitch markers to mark what I was getting done each day.\u00a0 They got closer and closer as the shawl got wider.\u00a0 In the beginning I was cruising along and thinking\u00a0\u201coh I\u2019m totally going to smash this in time!\u201d but towards the end it was more like \u201cHOWDIDIONLYGETTHREESTRIPESDONEINALLTHATTIME?!!\u201d.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that\u00a0I was on a deadline, so it wouldn\u2019t feel the same for you.\u00a0 You\u2019d just knit merrily along for as long as it took while catching up on the latest episodes of Downton Abby.<\/p>\n

Regardless, I\u2019ve decided to try an experiment with my Dark Skies shawl.\u00a0 I made a note of how many stitches I had on my final row and I\u2019m going to cast that on\u00a0in the beginning. \u00a0So\u00a0rather than starting at the skinny end and increasing, I\u2019m going to start at the wide end and decrease. Then it will go faster and faster and by the time I reach the end I\u2019ll feel like a knitty speed demon!<\/p>\n

I have a few things to finish before I can start on it though \u2013 boo! \u00a0So it may be a little while before I can report back on that.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to get your hands on one of these kits, act fast!\u00a0 They are only around for a limited time.\u00a0 You can also order the yarn for this worldwide via WoolWarehouse<\/a>* or have a look for a shop here in the Netherlands on the Scheepjes website<\/a>.\u00a0 If you do get one, let me know, I\u2019d love to hear what color you chose and see your finished product!\u00a0 I\u2019m so eager to see how the different color combinations look when finished!<\/p>\n

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