The shawl was fun to knit except for the 7 repeats of the body pattern, if you are one of those knitters like myself that gets bored on repetitive patterns, then avoid it. If you love repetitive patterns, try it out. The yarn was an absolute dream to work with and I think this is what kept me sane. It stretched quite nicely as well. I would definitely use it again. I have several more skeins of this yarn in different colors. Who knows they might be used to make simple shawls. I didn't even use the whole 450 yards of this skein. I have a pretty huge skein left. I will be able to make someone something with it. Who knows, it may become a smaller pair of socks. The yarn is a lilac blend, not gray as many people think. It just doesn't photograph well.
The last photo is the hat that I promised my friend I would make her son. I decided to give it more of a spiritual motif since he is highly spiritual and this will represent his beliefs quite well. I love knitting Fair Isle. There must have been someone in my ancestry who was seriously in love with this form of knitting because I can't seem to get enough of it. I am using a bulky weight wool from Elann for this hat in Navy and the white portion is not white but, oatmeal and I chose to use Brown Sheep's worsted weight Oatmeal for this one. I love Brown Sheep wool because you get a lot for a nice price. It never fails, either. It is a seriously good wool to work with.
I am still trying to decide what the next project should be...I have loads of yarn in my stash that needs to be used up and I have many patterns to work with. My goal, use enough yarn out of the stash to get rid of one plastic bin out of my house. Next year I will try and get another one out of here. The stash is out of control.
I have to find my size 10 dpns to finish the hat and then on to the next project.
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