Picot Dot Wrap #2

Picot Dot wrap #2
December 2016

The last week of 2016 was spent in feverish knitting to complete this shawl. I usually challenge myself to finish an on-going project before the end of the year.

You may remember that I purchased a Picot Dot Wrap kit in Denver. What I didn't know at the time was that the kit included enough yarn to make two shawls. I was skeptical, but weighed the yarn before starting and realized it might be possible. In the end, I had to supplement the black with a bit of black sock yarn, and the bind-off edge needed the scraps from the Project Peace Cowl.

attached i-cord edging

Knowing I would be short of yarn, I reduced the final border section and bound off with an attached i-cord. The last band of black was knit with the scrap black sock yarn and part of the i-cord was done with the Project Peace Cowl scraps.

picot edge on the original shawl

The two shawls are similar yet very different.  . .

Picot Dot Wraps #1 and #2

The kit directions noted that the background yarn for first shawl would be the feature yarn on the second shawl. Thus, the two shawls have a totally different look.

back view of Picot Dot Wraps #2 and #1

Personally, I like the look of the second shawl: I like how the brightly colored yarn was tamed a bit by the background color.

Which version do you prefer?