Yarn Along...

I finished a WIP!

This shawl has been on a little journey. Originally, I had seen this amazing red Danish Tie Shawl on Pinterest and I really felt like I had to have one. Eventually, I had collected so many odds and ends of Bendigo Woollen Mills Brick Red that I thought I could make one with all of that. I found the right pattern - Tess of the D'urbevilles (on Ravelry).

I started the knitting, it was super easy and meditative. I quickly worked through my stash of red. It felt heavy and looked huge. I didn't have much of my red left so I made the decision to cast off. So exciting, until I realised that it was nowhere near as big as I thought it would be!

Hmmm What to do?

Add some crochet? I didn't have enough red to keep to that colour, so I searched my stash and found two complementary colours - gold and green. After adding the crochet border, it still was not large enough.

I decided to cave and I ordered more Brick Red. I added 9 more rows of crochet this week to get it finished. (I was pretty over it!)

So after all that, I absolutely love it. It's really big and cosy. It's not quite big enough for a tie shawl but it will be a perfect Autumn/Winter warmer.

Next up, and I hope to be finished today or tomorrow, is my Slate Grey Boneyard Shawl. 

No reading this week! 

Shara x

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