Sunday, 21 April 2013

Old Shale Scarf


Recently I decided to try out the Old Shale pattern.  I love the idea behind the pattern - I thought that the pattern represented the waves of the sea, but when I delved further into its origins it is actually representing the ripples on an old shell, Northern Lace says that the 'shale' is how Shetlander's pronounced shell.
My scarf started life as Falkland fiber that I hand painted and then spun into a singles yarn. I initially knitted this into a triangular shaped scarf/shawl, but it never seemed right, so I started again using this pattern.




 It isn't the softest yarn, but it is certainly warm!


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