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another project post at last... i was quite obsessed with this pattern after i saw Larissa's finished shawlette. it's taken me a while, but after finishing a couple of tiny shoes, i couldn't wait any longer to start it. [ravelry]

just off the needles!

Pattern Storm Cloud Shawlette by Hanna Breetz.
Yarn Rowan Kidsilk Haze, 1 Skein.
Needles US 7 (4.5 mm).
Finished Size Approximately 40 inches wide and 20 inches tall (down the midline). including ruffles in the measurements.
Modifications I knitted with smaller needles than instructed because kidsilk haze is such a lightweight yarn (the haziness is deceptive).

the pattern

i'm calling mine, "midnight storm clouds" because of the color of the yarn and because i imagined this as a small ruffly wrap on top of a grey or silvery dress with spaghetti straps... not that i have such a dress...

the pattern itself is very simple... the project really just flew off the needles. i would recommend it to everyone! i do really love how it turned out and the striations that indicate the increase rows; it looks really cool. unfortunately this is going into the gift pile. read on to see why...

a little bit closer!

the yarn

kidsilk haze was probably not the best choice of yarn for this project; the shawl is so tiny and airy, that it really feels like you're wearing nothing. also, even with the smaller needles that i used, the ruffles don't really show up as ruffles. then again, i think it just might be suited for someone younger or with slimmer shoulders....erica???

i definitely want to make another one... in a grey color, perhaps. and definitely in a thicker weight of yarn... at LEAST fingering weight or 4ply. or if i use kidsilk haze again (stash busting!) i would double it.

blocking it really just made it a little less hazy.

it's really not easy taking any detailed pictures of this shawlette! then again, i could have waited until morning...

happy knitting!