In my 30+ years of knitting I have never knit lace. This year one of my goals is to spin a plyed yarn that is lace weight. The yarn in this shawl is 70 % lambswool/30% silk and is 18 wpi (wraps per inch) The silk was dyed with coolade and carded into the lambswool.
The pattern, called Little Shells by Holly and Ella Knits is a free Ravelry download.
Another thing I've never done before is blocking, I just thought it was a waste of time and besides I like the way the projects look right off the needles. This pattern has made me a believer in blocking. To take a tiny little shrivelled up piece of knitting and stretch it out to the size you want is amazing and guess what, it stretched my handspun yarn out and made it seem even thinner, maybe even 20 wpi. Bonus, big time!!!
So, I have several lace projects in mind and have begun spinning some blue faced leicester for another pattern from Holly Grifin-Weidner and Donna Griffin called Summer flies, another shawl, this time a bit more intense and larger. Planning on gifting it to my "Secret Sister" at church for her upcomming birthday. I've read over the instructions and there are butterflies in the instructions. And she apparently loves butterflies!!
The website can be found at http://www.hollyandellaknits.com/.
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