This is my newest shawl.  It's the Wool Peddler's Shawl from Folk Shawls by Cheryl Oberle.  It's made of Mountain Colors' Wool Crepe in the Wild Iris colorway.  I believe this color is no longer available.  I saw the yarn at a local yarn store, and I fell in love with the colors, so I got it not knowing what I'd do with it.  Because it's a crepe yarn and thin, I thought I'd try making a shawl of it, and a lace one, no less.  I know that handpainted yarns and crinkled yarns aren't ideal for lace, but I felt like giving it a try.  I did have a little pooling of the colors.  The teal pool in the upper center of this photo is the worst I had.  I decided to go with it.  I used about 3/4 of the skein, knitting with a single strand.  I think I have about 3 oz. of the wool left.  I used size 7 knitting needles.
	This is a closeup of the lace pattern.  You can see how well the lace opened up after dressing.   I made this shawl over a period of exactly 3 weeks while I was doing some cutwork and watching the Tour de France.  So it was mindless pickup work to keep my hands busy.  When I got to the end of the shawl, I decided that it was going to be too small.  This yarn is very springy right out of the hank, and even though it's all wool and should work fine, I had my doubts.  So I added another repeat of the lace pattern, and at the bottom rather than just casting off, I did a narrow idiot cording.  Turns out, it dressed out fine, and while it's not the largest shawl I've made, it's quite satisfactory, and I love the feel of this yarn. It's wonderful to the hand.
	This is my Seascape Shawl.  It's a Fiber Trends pattern by Evelyn Clark.  This is made of violet Jaggerspun Zephyr--a yarn my daughter gave me for Christmas one year.  I made this last year, but I just hadn't had an opportunity to dress it.  The color seems especially difficult for me to photograph correctly.  I believe this picture is the closest to the true color, though.  My shawl measured 72" across the top and 37" down the center.  I could have dressed this shawl wider, though.  This is the first semi-circular shawl I've made, and I think it worked out perfectly.  It's made up of many designs, but the one you can see best in this shot is the feather and fan pattern along the bottom.  That isn't one of my favorite design patterns to knit as it gets a little monotonous to me, but I do love the way it looks when it's finished.  It looked so much like the waves in the sea, I was glad that Evelyn had put it in this shawl.  If the bottom of the fan is dressed by pinning each loop at the bottom, it's especially pretty, I think.
	This is a closeup of the feather and fan design with the starfish right above it.  The feather and fan edging for this shawl makes it almost appear to be ruffled.
	Here is a closer look at the shells on this shawl; at the top of the picture are the cone shells followed by a row of sand dollars.  Under that are two rows of sea scallops and a row of the starfish.  I thought the starfish worked out especially well. I enjoyed knitting this shawl very much, and I recommend it to any of you who are looking for a rewarding shawl to make.

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