Feather Lace Shawl Sample

I've finished and blocked out the Feather Lace Shawl (Gardiner Yarn Works) sample I'd been working on for awhile. It's been so humid here, everything has taken longer than usual to dry. Socks took three days, the shawl took a few days, everything has just been moist. Since I'm sending these off, I wanted to be doubly sure that they were dry so they don't mold or anything in transit.


I've gotten some pretty nice yarns from Abstract Fiber to knit store samples out of. I got two skeins, one in Mighty Sock and one in Super Sock. The Super Sock skein went to a pair of non-matching socks, and I'll show those off in a later post. Can't use up all my blog fodder at once, I might not post again for a month! Oh wait...

Pattern: Feather Lace Shawl (Ravelry)
Yarn: Abstract Fiber Mighty Sock in Constellation, just under 1 skein
Needles: US3/3.25 mm
Timeframe: May 4 - June 7 when it finally dried
Mods: None. Store sample, so pattern had to be followed to a T.
Problems: Only drying it with the major humidity we have here.

The Mighty Sock has got to be one of my favorite yarns. It's soft, shiny, and has a lovely play of colors. I got the colorway Constellation, and might just ask for that one for both of my payment skeins. Heck, I might just have to buy another one or two skeins in different colorways! This yarn is lovely and wonderful for wraps and shawls. I don't think I'd knit socks with it, even though it is a sock yarn, because the sheen and drape are just too amazing. I'll probably knit a wrap with mine. I tossed the shawl on for a modeling session and didn't want to take it off again!