I haven’t washed and blocked it yet, but it’s amazing how much different (and nicer) it looks when it’s not scrunched up on the needles.
I wanted to make this as soon as I saw someone else’s a few years ago. I got the color-changing yarn at that time, and it waited for me until I got some other projects done.
The short rows were not difficult at all, because of the garter stitch. They just got to be a little more cumbersome as the shawl grew, since you’re turning the shawl after a few stitches and then turning it again and again for each one of the short row sections.
The color changing yarn is not necessarily one I would go-to again unless absolutely necessary. It is pretty, yes, and it really does make this shawl shine. However, it is super splitty, and I had to really concentrate and slow down to ensure I didn’t miss picking up all of the plies of the yarn when knitting. That definitely knocks off a few points in my book. The yarn is Feza Uneek. It is now under the brand Urth Uneek. I do not know if the Urth brand of yarn is the same yarn base or if it behaves the same, but I’d be hesitant to try it based on some of the same comments on yarn splitting I’ve seen elsewhere online.
Using stitch markers were absolutely essential to keep my place in the pattern and count stitches once I got up to over 100 stitches on the needles.
The shawl lays really nicely on my shoulders too. I can’t wait to be able to wear it.
It’s stunning!