I'm getting married in December, and as soon as Logan proposed, I knew I had to make something for the wedding. After a lot of pattern perusal and talks with my knitting friend, I decided on Cheryl Oberle's "Sampler Shawl." If you're on Ravelry, follow this link: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sampler-shawl.
I decided to knit the shawl in laceweight, so it would be extra delicate and fancy. The wedding colors are black, white, and red, and this skein of Colourmart cashmere/silk in Vina was perfect.
The colorway is more brick and less tomato in person, if that makes any sense.
The yarn is a dream to work with, and has made my first delve into lace a treat. I'm halfway through the third of five different lace panels, and it's finally starting to look more like a shawl and less like a pile of tangles.
I've made lots of mistakes, but that's ok. If I wanted something perfect, I would have gone out and bought something, rather than taking all the time to make it myself. I can hardly wait to block it to unleash it's full beauty, but it's a BIG shawl (400 stitches per row, lots of rows) and that won't be for a while!
Oh well, it's pretty just the same.
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