This is the Knit Love Shawl by Ambah O’Brien, her latest knit along. I really struggled with selecting the yarns and colors for this one. I loved the colors of her samples, but wanted to work from my stash.
My first thought was to use a set I had gotten from Sunshine Yarns.
But I was worried that the color changes would not be smooth enough.
Next I looked at two of my Unique Sheep Advent Calendars, wondering if I could take a portion of one of them and pair it with a solid skein. I came up with two options.
But neither one really felt right to me. So I sat down with my iPad and went through the fingering weight yarns in my stash. I came up with a couple of options, but in the end went with two skeins from deep stash that did not have a project identified in the notes. Zen Yarn Garden Serenity Sock 20 in Midnight Rose. I then had to find a good contrast skein for the mosaic. I have identified two options, and haven’t decided which one I will go with yet. Both are fairly recent stash acquisitions, and both are Dream in Color Smooshy with Cashmere - Gold Experience and Hope.
For the cast on I went with long tail, pulling out a very long tail (almost not long enough, I had a couple of inches left). I placed the markers identified in the set up row as I cast on, so I wouldn’t have to count all of those stitches.
Pattern: Knit Love Shawl by Ambah O’Brien
Yarn: Zen Yarn Garden Serenity 20 and Dream in Color Smooshy with Cashmere
Needle: US 5 (3.75 mm)
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