The Luna Moth Shawl

Here she is: the Luna Moth Shawl!

Pattern: Luna Moth Shawl by Shui Kuen Kozinski, free on Elann.com
Yarn Details:

• Baruffa Cashwool
• 100% merino wool
• 100grams = 1335metres
• about 60-65gr used
  

Needles: 3.5mm
Finished Measurements: 152cm x 88cm

I had had my eye on this pattern for quite a long time before I got the opportunity to cast on, but the yarn really makes this project one of my favourites. It's oh so whisper-fine and luxuriously soft. The shawl itself seems so impossibly light that it's almost like it's not there at all.

I have to admit that I was surprised at how much concentration this shawl took, and how I had to refer to the chart for the entire pattern. It took quite a long time before I had a good idea as to whether I was doing the right thing (do the yarnovers line up or do they float, same goes for the double decreases), and the whole experience has led me to deem this as an intermediate level pattern.

The original pattern calls for thicker yarn and larger needles and six pattern repeats for a full-size shawl, and I think I ended up doing nine repeats for a shawl that is a similar size to the original but nowhere near the density. As a result, my prediction is that this shawl is going to be used as a summer mosquito net! Haha, I'm so funny (I've been sick with the flu, give me a break). Nah, it won't be any good at keeping the mossies away, but it's fit for summer and pathetic for winter. I actually thought I saw a glimmer of summer the other day, with the outside temperature climbing to +10 degrees, but as I write now, that white stuff is falling from the sky again. Will the winter never end?

Oh well, we may not have the high temperatures, but we do have lots of daylight now: over 16 hours per day.

To end on a lighter note, I still have two more finished objects to share with you, plus news of the yarn shops I visited in Oslo and Stockholm (and the happy purchases from these yarn shops). See you soon :-)