Leaf Evolution Shawl

I've wanted to do a laceweight shawl for a while now so I finally got around to it.

Earlier in the year, I found this lovely laceweight silk yarn for a great price online and just had to buy it. I got two skeins of two different colourways but didn't have any projects in mind.

I purchased the yarn from Camaj Fiber Arts. Here's a link to her Etsy page:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CAMAJ?ref=l2-shopheader-name

I searched for a while and found a pattern I liked. It's called Leaf Evolution Shawl by Tetiana Otruta. The pattern is available for sale on Ravelry. Here's the link:

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/leaf-evolution-shawl

Lovely, shiny, soft 100% silk in wonderful colours. I used the top two for this shawl. 

Ah, I love the sensation of a newly started object. 

Got lots of knitting done outside in the fresh air. 

Almost made it with one skein but there's not enough here to do the last row and then the bind-off. At least I had a second skein of this same colourway! 

To get to this size, I repeated Chart B 24 times. If I had reduced to 22 repeats, I could have made it with one skein. It was an even number of repeats that are required on Chart B for the pattern to work out correctly.    

Blocking, such a great feeling! 

After blocking, it measures 67" across the top and 39" deep at the centre stitch.

I had to add bits and pieces to my blocking matts to accommodate the size of this shawl once it was stretched out.   

I loved this pattern so much that I cast-on a second one as soon as I finished this one. I have finished knitting it as well but it's not yet blocked so it'll have to wait for another posting. 

Well, that's it for today.

Knitterly yours,

BevKnits.