Sunday, March 15, 2015

Notes on the shawl

Guess what?  I had to take out the shawl.  I was almost finished and realized that I wasn't going to have enough of the blue yarn. So I sent away to Belfast Mini Mills for some more of the blue fiber to spin.  Unfortunately, it was a much darker shade and it didn't match. So, I unraveled the shawl and made two cowls instead.  Strands of Pearls by Rose Beck. A very nice pattern that I messed up on with the first cowl, but did correctly with the second one.

The one with the correct pattern is on the left. I did too many rows of blue in the strands on the right, but it looks fine.  I did love the shawl but just didn't see any way to salvage it. I had to unravel it when I was alone as no one wanted me to take it out.