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Striped success

I blocked my Quicksilver Shawl and I love, love love it.
The pink did not run at all, and the mesh flattened out and the colours together make my heart sing. The only small downside of this shawl is that it demands to be worn what I always thing of as "backwards" rather than wrapped around the shoulders.

"Backwards" or the way it looks good
This is how it is pictured in the pattern, and for some reason it just doesn't work the other way around. 
"Forward" not so good
It's big, probably bigger than any of my other shawls, and likely to grow a bit more over time, and I really do love a huge shawl these days.

I used ALL THE YARN! Or at least all the pink and brown. I got a couple of extra stripes in at the end, and then did a I-cord cast off in the pink. I'm so happy to have used the oldest yarn in my stash, and made something that I will wear. Although it's been remarkably warm this month, eventually we will head into autumn and winter, and I can see myself with this thrown over a black dress feeling significantly warmed and cheered by both the actual physical warmth and the emotional cheer that these colours give me.

I wore it to dinner last night, and got more unsolicited compliments on a project than I can remember getting on any recent project. It's the exuberance of the colours, the simple, joyful cascade of the lace, and the way the brown anchors the brightness that makes this such a pleasure to make and to wear. 








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