I finished my curved shawl over the weekend. I was worried it would be more of a scarf than a shawl while I was knitting. Blocking really opened it up to a reasonable size, so I'm pretty happy with it.

Now I'm working on the

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I hear that new Mermaid Gloss lace yarn asking to be made into that Frost Flowers and Leaves shawl in A Gathering of Lace. I've thought about doing that shawl in some Sage Zephyr for years, but I'll be swatching it in the the Gloss, and ordering enough to finish if I like the swatch.

From what I can see of the colors in the website pictures, that Porcini Gloss may also be begging to be overpainted with some earthy colors in spots--some shade of orange, chestnut, some golden ochre, and perhaps e… Continue