Happy New Year - the Year of Lerwick

Well I've had a rotten year and I vowed that I'd start this one off with something fun and challenging - and it looks like I'm taking Brooke and Robyn down the road called "Lerwick" too! This shawl is by Sharon Miller and has two options - borders in - or borders out, since I have no shetland on hand I'm going to have to go the outwards way! So I swatched today and these are what I've come up with!

This one is called Colour Mart 1/36 55% Cashmere - 45% silk color Meadow. I knitted the swatch up on US size 2 Addi Lace - it's beautiful but needs a smaller needle and a much more refined project. Some day I might get my hands on a copy of "Princess" or "Wedding Ring" at a price I can actually afford!

This one is Colour Mart 2/28 75%wool - 25% angora and it is Crimson - but it's truely a hot neon pink! It's gorgeous with a heavenly halo! Sample knit on US size 2 Addi Lace. I love it - but Robyn loved it more so it's living at her house - but I do retain visitation rights!

This one is Colour Mart 2/30 50%wool and 50% silk. Colour way is called Stone. It's lovely, slight sheen from the silk and has great stitch definition. The color reminds me of oatmeal - which I'm not particularly fond of but it was a close second to...

Dark Chocolate Brown - Colour Mart 2/28 100% cashmere. Sample knit up on a US size 3. After washing and blocking it bloomed and softened and it feels so yummy! I want to hug it and love it and call it George! It doesn't look as delicate as the others and I may swatch one more time on a 2 - but I've got 2 cones and I should be covered no matter how big it gets! Maybe I'll swatch on a 4 too - ooops - can't cause that needle is being used for the Christmas Mystery KAL!

Here's a link to ColourMart http://www.colourmart.com/ happy shopping!