until the eternal question of "how many handknit shawls is too many?" is answered, this chickadee will continue to cast them on. they are perfect projects...challenging lace sections, lazy stockinette, comfortable yardage requirements...what's not to love?
recently, this chickadee's wandering needles happened upon a particularly striking skein of yarn. this single ply manos del uruguay maxima REALLY stood out on the shelves of purl soho. the colorway, speeding ticket, is probably a bit too much to wear in a sweater. but in a shawl it could be stunning.
the pattern needed to be plain enough to let the color do the talking, but interesting enough to maintain the interest of the knitter. kouyou by angela tong (ravelry link only) is just the right combination. there is a swatch of stockinette that lets the color really shine and the prettiest of lace edgings that is a total treat to knit.
this might be the official rainy day shawl. there isn't a black cloud above that it couldn't brighten up.
4 comments:
Wow! That's gorgeous! What a perfect pairing of color and pattern!
And it's so soft! I think this might be one of my favorite colorways ever. It's like a red highlighter. A fiery azalea.
Feuer auf dem Berg
It is so beautiful!!! I just love it.. the color is divine the lace sublime.....exquisite my dear chickadee.
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