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Showing posts with label shawl. Show all posts

Monday, February 8, 2016

Nordic Wind

This warm winter shawl tells the story of a local shepherdess.  Each color represents one sheep from her flock.  She sheared the sheep, and had each of their wools' spun at a local fiber mill.  Each is the natural color of the wool.  There were no dyes used. 

It is the Nordic Winds shawl pattern, which can be found on Ravelry.  My only modification was yarn choice.  I saw this yarn sitting in a basket at The Yarn Studio in Casey, IL and knew right away it was special.  I also knew exactly what to do with it.  

The yarn came with the names of the sheep attached.  From left to right is Nehi, Levi, Clara, and Elizabeth.

This is the kind of project that makes my heart sing.  I'm in love with the yarn, I enjoyed the rhythm of mindless knitting, and the finished project is better (and bigger) than I could have hoped for!



Saturday, November 7, 2015

Filemot shawl



Here is my finished Filemot shawl on display at The Yarn Studio in Casey, IL where I purchased the yarn, a merino-silk blend, Spud & Chloe Fine, in the Shitake colorway.  I loved making this once I got into the rhythm of the lace pattern, and was even able to work on it on a road trip to New York. 




The Yarn Studio loved it too, and shared it on their Instagram feed!




It's already packed away in a box for a very special person ;)