Okay, so, I meant to not do a lot of this. Because Ravelry is amazing for that sort of thing. But, oh, I love this thing. So much. So let’s do the extended version.

Pattern: Luna Moth from Elann.

Ravelry: link.

Yarn: Three skeins of this gorgeous hand-dyed yarn that I bought from Corrina of Picnic Knits.

Corrina told me when I told her I wanted the yarn for a shawl that she had two skeins of one dye lot and one from another, and suggested that I would do the alternating the skeins to make it even.

I, um, didn’t. Because I promptly mixed the skeins up and forgot which belonged to what dye lot. You can see in this pic of the shawl before I blocked it how the dye lot shifts.

(And thank God that I at least managed to stack the two skeins from the same one!) It’s kind of neat looking, though. I like it.

Also, the flash washed the first photo out something crazy. It’s a lot less noticeable in person.

I made this shawl inspired by my epic 125,000 word project Eld. It takes place to a big part in a pine forest, so originally I wanted a pattern with the classic fern lace motive. Then I saw this pattern and the zig-zags reminded me of the wind going through the trees, and that’s what I think of when I see this pic.

The yarn is sport weight rather than fingering weight, and it still didn’t come out nearly as big as it should have. The pattern states 72 x 43.5 inches, which is 183 x 110 cm, and my shawl came out to be 150 x 82 cm. At 5′9 or 173 cm I am no pixie, and it fits me just fine as you can see in the top pic.

Before I blocked it, it was, for reference, 90 x 56 cm. Gaining 60 cm width wise is not bad!

Here it is, hanging out on my book shelf, waiting for cooler weather. And it makes me think of Eld! (And the fact that I need to go back to editing it.)

Also, looking at the top pic I am amazed by how… skinny I look. Do I really look like that? Maybe I do.

I was a perfect (US) 10 for most of my life, so my year as a size 18 (ish) has mostly consisted of me feeling too fat to be alive. Obviously I need a swift kick to the head.

Because I’m not.

(And even if I was, that is not a constructive way of thinking.)

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