I actually finished this shawl back on October 12, but when I was laying it out to block I received a nasty shock. An insect had gotten at it between the time I had finished the body (June 18) and when I started working the edging (September 28).
I was dismayed and horrified. What was I to do? I used up all of the yarn, so there were no scraps for darning. After it was dry I carefully folded it up and put it in a zip lock plastic bag while I thought about possible ways to fix it. Given that this is superwash, how would I secure my fix? Even if I found a yarn to use. In the end I decided to get some silk mohair in a similar color. Of course picking a color from the web is always a challenge, so I erred on the dark side. Here is the fix.
You can still see the ends that I haven’t secured. Fortunately the whole was not too big and I was able to duplicate stitch and fill in what was missing. The mohair makes the yarn sticky so I’m not too worried about it working out, and the silk makes it strong, plus it is lace weight so it doesn’t add bulk to the repair. This will now be my go to method if something like this happens again.
Pattern: Joy to the World by Louise Robert
Yarn: The Unique Sheep 4 Ply SW Merino Fingering and Kiri
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