Fringed Shawl

Well I’ve finished crocheting my first shawl. In my previous post I was hoping to have it finished by the weekend. Well, I finished it on Wednesday evening. Spent yesterday blocking it and adding the tassels.

The pattern came from Issue 4 of The Art of Crochet. They used a designer yarn, as in the majority of the patterns in the part work. The original pattern was done in Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk DK. At £4 for a 50g ball it’s a bit out of my price range for this particular project. I decided to look for a substitute yarn and whilst in my local Hobbycraft, I found some Sirdar Juicy DK. Better still, it was half price

I picked a nice pale blue colour called Foam. It’s a lovely soft yarn, 80% bamboo and 20% cotton, just right for a summer project. The only thing I did find was that the yarn was extremely splitty.

Here’s a photo I took, it’s a little bit blurry as I was trying to focus on the yarn on the hook, but I think you can see what I mean.

The pattern itself is fairly easy once you get into the rhythm. It’s a triangular shawl featuring an open weave pattern with diamonds. It does take some concentration to work the diamonds as you increase. I did have to unravel it a few times as I missed the spots to place the diamonds. Here’s a piccie of the shawl taken at the beginning of the month as a WIP (work in progress)

Here you can see a close up of the pattern detail.

So 3 weeks and 10 1/2 balls later here is the final finished project modeled by yours truly.

Perfect as a cover up for those cooler summer nights.

So what’s my next project??? Well, I’ve already made a start on it. I’m just waiting for the rest of the wool to turn up from the US. Should be here sometime today as yesterday I paid the custom charges.

Wanna know more? OK. This is it.

It’s a lovely rug made in a pom pom style yarn. When I showed it to my daughter LJ, she fell in love with it. So I’m making it for her to brighten up her room for when she starts Uni.