How The West Was Spun: FO: Dragonflies Shawl

October 27, 2011

FO: Dragonflies Shawl

I finished up the Mystery Shawl from the Ennea fall edition, aka the Dragonflies Shawl.

PROJECT DETAILS:
Pattern: The Mystery shawl as noted above at the link. This is now available as a full-fledged pattern via Ennea Collective magazine from Lori.
Yarn: My handspun from eons ago. It's a 50/50 cashmere and silk blend in the Forest colorway from Chasing Rainbows Dyeworks. I originally purchased the roving at the Back of the Wasatch fiber festival - I think it was now 6 years ago? At least 5. The yarn was a 2-ply, 440 yards from 3.8 ounces. I used about 400 yards for my version.
Needles: Size 5 US circs.
Mods: None.

Depending on the light, this colorway is either very dark and broody, or prettily subtly striped with the dark green/purple/golds you see directly above. It is insanely warm for it's size (which I would consider a small shawl/shawlette, in an elongated crescent shape) due, I'm sure, to the cashmere component.

I don't think I'd recommend this for a very beginning lace knitter - there are a few rows of the border you need to pay close attention to with patterning, although not lace patterning, on both sides. Otherwise, tho, it is not a super tough knit and definitely one you could knit in less than a month if (unlike me... ahem...) you worked on it without putting it down for almost 2 weeks and getting distracted by other things.

No Spinning Friday tomorrow. D and I are taking a long weekend of R&R, but hopefully I'll be back with some spinning for next week for y'all.