{made} — Girly Kitefish Shawl.
Fell in love with this pattern the first time I saw it; just knew I had to make it. Used madelinetosh merino light in Antler and Espadrilles colorways. The details and texture in this pattern were amazing, lots of wrap & turns, but they’re worth it in the end. Also, the unique loop hole is so clever!
{made} — sour apple milkweed shawl.
As soon as I saw this pattern I knew I had to make it. I purchased the pattern on raverly, started it with some multi-colored sock yarn I had actually dyed myself, but it wasn’t looking right. The color changes just weren’t how I envisioned it turning out, so I was on the hunt for a different yarn to use. This is sometimes tricky because I’m allergic to wool, which narrows the field a bit. Atlas, while home in Michigan for Thanksgiving, I found some linen based yarn to use in a bright sour apple green color.
I casted on right away and it became my traveling project while flying over the holidays. I finished it shortly after Christmas, so just over a month on the needles.
The linen is a tad slippery, so might keep my eye’s peeled for a fun shawl pin to hold it in place. But other than that, I am in love with it!
{made} — splash of pink shawl.
As soon as I felt this yarn, Hand Maiden Sea Silk, I knew I had to treat myself and use it for a special project. It’s so soft and luxurious plus the colors are very rich. I found this shawl pattern on Ravelry, that is a free download, and thought it was a good match to this yarn.
I used smaller needles (size 6) since this yarn is fingering weight. I knew mine would come out smaller than the pattern size, but I intended on just wearing it like a scarf instead of a shawl. Wet blocking really opened the lace up, and surprisingly had a fun smell… because of the sea cell (sea weed) in the yarn it smelled a bit like the ocean when it was drying. I prefer that over wet wool smell any day. :)
{made} — recycled madeleine shawl.
Love how this recycled cotton turned out (Knit One Crochet Too 2nd Time Cotton), this shawl is so soft yet has some sturdiness to it. Was trying to use up stash yarn but was running low on the main turquoise color so I threw in a grey stripe. I was debating for a while but now that it’s done I really love the stripe. The picot edging was simple to work while the piece was knitted and added a nice finishing touch.
Pattern is from the book Vintage Modern Knits.
