Once I got into the groove of the pattern this worked up fairly quickly. The only real set back was when I was blithely working the cable crosses and forgot to switch the direction on the second half of the shawl and didn’t realize my mistake until I had worked the wrong side row, and had to tink back a row and a half to fix them. There was at least one other time when I started to do that on the second half but caught myself after the first one. Other than that it was pretty smooth sailing, I even remembered all of the increases on the right side. I did check my stitch count on a regular but not overly frequent basis to make sure I hadn’t inadvertently missed an increase. The shawl ends with 1x1 ribbing, and the pattern says to work the ribbing until you have about 8 grams left and then bind off in pattern. I quit a few grams earlier than that and cast off this past Wednesday evening and blocked it Thursday morning.
Blocking was pretty easy, although I didn’t force a straight line across the top. That does mean you end up with a little fold at the back of the neck when you wear it, and really, this is more of a shawlette than a shawl. I haven’t decided if I want to seam part of the front edges together and turn it into a cowl, or if I want to add some I-cord ties to the wing tips so I can tie them behind my back and wear it as a shrug. It is very pretty, and very soft, with nice drape.
Pattern: Fika Shawl by Inge-Lis Holst
Yarn: Onling No. 4
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