Tuesday Ta-Dah

Catkin designed by Carina Spenser, yarn Dirty Water Dyeworks, size 4 needles.

An interesting construction---knit in quarter sections which makes the shawl really hug your shoulders nicely.  The colorwork is achieved with slip-stitches, so there is no yarn tangling or dragging floats across the work.  The buttons (mine are Gita Maria) turn this into almost a cape/poncho.  It was very fun to knit (in spite of that little adjustment I had to make when I ran out of the gooseberry).  I forgot one buttonhole chose to make just 7 buttonholes instead of the 8 the pattern called for (I like the idea of doing odd numbers).

The colors are a tad bit brighter than I usually do....

(This from a woman whose closet looks like this.....)*

(sad, isn't it, when your hangers have more color than your wardrobe!!!)

 

*I know someone will ask....my collection of black, white, and beige pants and black, white and beige t-shirts live on a shelf!! (and looks just as drab as the closet)  

I  blogged here  (early early on) about my love of grey  (The shawl in that post is still my hands-down favorite one !!!)

Comments

[Melissa]

OH. MY. GOODNESS!!! That is GORGEOUS! And it will look so great with grey!

Countdown is on! Maybe next year we can be there around the same time.

[Jenn C.]

Wow, that is gorgeous!

[swanski]

I love your wardrobe colors :)!!! I like the shawl and that would go with your basic outfits!! Lovely knitting :)

[Erin @ Wild Whispers]

Beautiful Steph... great knitting!

[tanna]

Well done!! those buttons are perfect. And, I love the colors of your wardrobe!! ;) blessings ~ tanna

[Jenny]

Love the buttons. They sort of make the shawl. Not that it isn't gorgeous in it's own right. I got some of the dirty water dyeworks at Squam. How was it?

[Deb]

Hi Steph
I think we share similar closets :-) I love grey and black too!
Your shawl is stunning - the pattern is so unusual & the colours you've chosen really compliment it! I love your button choice too - really lovely.

[Tracey]

I think it's one of the prettiest knit's I have seen and it is going to look so pretty on you Stephanie.
You, dear woman, need to start wearing some color! I hope to see some red in that closet soon, it would be a stunning color on you!

[Ellen]

I say, wear the colors that you like! Black (my fav), gray (another good one - gets a bad rap) and beige. You can always accessorize with color.

[Gracey]

I have this in my queue and yours is absolutely gorgeous!!!! I love the color combination!!! And my junior year of HS, I only wore grey..I'm a fan of the color..