Well, like pretty much everywhere else we have been having a very hot summer here and unfortunately crafting has taken somewhat of a back seat. This is not the only reason I haven't finished much over the last couple of months, but it is the biggest reason. There have been weeks at a time when it's felt too hot to move, let alone knit or sew, but when it comes to a Boo Knits mystery knit I always do my best to suffer through it because they are always so much fun.
The pre release info for
Dreamscape advised to use three different skeins of 4 ply yarn mixing semi solids, short stripes, solids or speckles. At that point I will confess that I wasn't sure I was going to like this one, I do so love my silky, lacy and beaded shawls. However I needed to knit it to qualify for this years Boo Challenge, plus I knew I'd enjoy knitting it up and that someone would love it once it was done so I went ahead and picked my yarn. I know I wrote about my yarn choice in a previous post but I've included a picture again because it's pretty! It was pretty hard choosing yarns without a picture of the finished item to guide me, but by about Clue 2 I was pretty sure I'd chosen well.
Although it was super hot and I had to knit most of this with 2 fans pointing at me, I really enjoyed knitting it and was always glad to pick it up and see what was next.
It's funny that I was worried I wouldn't like this and now it's up there with my favourite shawls! I absolutely love this one. Obviously my amazing yarn choosing skills helped, but the pattern uses the different colours and pattern in a really great way and is a great canvass to showcase some interesting yarns. My only really complaint is that this was a summer knitalong and now I have a lovely cosy shawl which I may not get to wear for a little while yet. I shall very much enjoy wearing this, however, when the time is right so I don't mind waiting at all.
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