Welcome back to 4S! No socks this week. I bring you a shawl-in-progress instead.
The knit-along Mystery Shawlette was my test drive of one of Wendy Johnson's lace patterns. I liked it enough that I decided my next shawl project would be another of her patterns - the Japanese Garden shawl. All of the money she got from the sale of the pattern went to Japan's earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. She raised more than $6000!
I had some Knit Picks Stroll Tonal in the Springtime colorway that I thought would be good for this pattern. (I seem to be on a Knit Picks yarn kick. I do have other yarn brands to get to this summer. Promise.)
Is it just me, or does this color look like lettuce and other munchy greens?
I've taken to calling it my veggie shawl because the green reminds me of celery and cabbage. Nearly finished with chart B. Just chart C and the bind off to do, and then a soak and block.
I had the sudden urge to cast on another shawl since I'm so near the end of this one. I have some lovely blue gray Cascade yarn (see!), and I figure a three-fer is as good as a rest, so I went for Wendy's Vernal Equinox shawl, which I'm calling my late-for-spring shawl. I'll probably have it finished by the time her book comes out at the end of August.
Yes, I admit it. I'm now a lace knitting addict, but it's all her fault.
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