I played a lot of yarn chicken on this shawl, and I won in the end! I had originally thought I had three skeins of this yarn, but when I went looking through my stash I only found two… This shawl is inspired by the red ‘V’ on the Bain de Soleil shawl I just finished-I wanted to see if I could get a shape like that without the rest of the shawl, because triangle shawls always bunch up at the back of the neck and just don’t sit well. I’m quite happy with the results, so now I can do the lace version! I’ve got the pattern all figured out, I just need to finish a few pairs of socks and then I can start…
I ended up blocking it flat, but it’s supposed to have little cups for the shoulders, to help it stay in place. In any case, with this shape it stays much better than a triangle shawl would! The yarn is called ‘Cerulean Twighlight’ by MJ yarns, and it’s a 50 % Alpaca, 30 % Merino, and 20 % silk blend. It’s quite lovely.
I also got a second model for this shawl! So nice of my little sister to oblige and let me take pics of her wearing it.
