> Well, I wasn't going to say anything, as I have not been able to spend any > amount of time studying, but one of my lace knitting groups had been > discussing this shawl a week or so ago, and had come to the conclusion that > the center is actually not knitted. The edging is knitted according to them > though it certainly doesn't look like a traditional Shetland pattern, but > attached separately, which would be when it was gathered. I would love to > see more detailed pictures, so we can actually see the stitches. But like I > said, I have not had time to actually take a good look at this gorgeous > shawl. I have two toddlers who are of the opinion that mommy's crafts are > infinitely less important then they are (of course they are right) and > therefore they should occupy all my time. :D (Of course they are wrong. > lol). But they do take up most of my time. And while I try to keep up with > the "grown up craft conversations" through e-mail, I often don't have time to > follow the wonder ful links that are being forwarded, and miss a lot of those. However, I thought I would weigh in with what I have heard from other people on this subjects. I hope the person pursuing the more detailed pictures will be successful. > > Cindy from Dallas, TX > RavelryID: cinhad > Blog: http://knittingyards.wordpress.com/ (updated 4/11/2010) > > On Apr 21, 2010, at 10:35 PM, Avital wrote: > >> OK, I'm going to be the voice of dissent. >> >> (Direct link to photo: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/26680...@n04/4436888999/in/photostream/) >> >> Shetland shawls tend to be rather conservative in design, using >> certain stitches and patterns over and over. There's no stitch that >> looks like the center part. The edging *could* resemble knitting if >> you really use your imagination. >> >> The edging looks like it's been sewn on and the corners are gathered. >> I've never seen a Shetland shawl with gathered corners. Knitting is so >> easy to shape and usually the corners are mitered. The outer edge is >> too heavy and thick to be a bound-off knitted edge. >> >> My vote is that this is machine-made lace. Sure, you can pass them on >> to Ravelry. I also belong to Ravelry but I don't have time to join >> this thread.
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