Lynner

There comes a time when an artist stops learning and takes all the knowledge she has accumulated  and starts designing. May I present my first designing project: Lynner

This shawl was made for my friend Lynn. She has some Irish stock in her, so I made the shawl with a clover, diamond, and leaf motif.

 For kicks, I really wanted to make a lucky charms shawl..."Hearts, Stars, and Horseshoes, Clovers, and Blue Moons, Pots of Gold, and Rainbows, and me Red Balloons!" But it was too many patterns for my mind to wrap around on a first project. A future challenge perhaps?

The Lynner Shawl

Shawls come in many shapes. I wanted this one to be versatile so I made it a heart shape so that it would wrap around shoulder and also go around the neck like a kerchief (in the current hipster fashion). It's also a heart shape because Lynn is one of my besties, and I love her so darn much.

The  shawl on blocking boards. Best view of the heart shape design.

 I used a wool wash for the first time, one of the new Soak brand washes that are lightly scented. I always avoided them in the past because they are so pricey. I was so so wrong. Wool wash is wonderful! (you can use it on your unmentionables as well.)

No more spray bottle for me. The piece turned out soft and aqua scented. And Lynn was very happy with her birthday present.

I'm working on the pattern. Writing was hard work and I'm going to have to re-knit the entire shawl just to check my mistakes......hopefully it will hit my Ravelry account in the next 6 months. Hopefully.

Close up of leaf pattern.

10/26/11 - Here is a photo of Lynn and her scarf at the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival. Her short story Blue was made into a short film by some talented ladies from Southern Adventist University and it has won several awards. Go Lynn, you're so talented! http://blueshortfilm.blogspot.com/