For years I have seen lace patterns in all kinds of fine yarns. One more beautiful than the next. The problem is that I am a knitter who pretty much won't go smaller than a US 6 / 4 mm needle. In my way of thinking life is simply too short! So when I was asked to do a lacy shawl pattern in Kid Mohair for a Swedish magazine I just stayed true to my philosophy and the Georgina Shawl was born.
I wanted to do something different, put my own spin on things and so created a more geometric lace pattern for the piece which was knit on a US 7 / 4.5 mm needle. This was the result:
I was pleased with the pattern and wondered how it would look in my Heaven's Hand Wool Classic. I hadn't seen any lace patterns done in dk or aran weight yarns, nor in a traditional plyed wool. I was very happy with the results and I didn't need to block the shawl either!!
The Georgina Shawl pattern also works up great in Heaven's Hand Shaman as shown here on Tammy Burke's swatch at left... This version will definitely have to be blocked to achieve the best results!!
... and Heaven's Hand Silke as shown here in my Instagram picture at right which won't need blocking either.
I am happy to be offering a 20% discount on these yarns through May 1. Please use this discount code when you are placing your order: FO92LVZV5S4E
Looking forward to having you join us!!!
Peggy – for more information, click on the Georgina Shawl link in the first paragraph!!
Love it! I fell in love with your luscious Heaven’s Hand Silke last year and have been looking for a perfect project for the skeins I purchased. Can’t wait to get started on this one!
More info on size, pricing please. It’s so very cool!
Thank you, Tammy!!! Nice to have you along!!
What an good deal! I’m off to check it out…. Thank you for your new blog I will stay tuned.