I started knitting this shawl in July 2007 after taking a class with Amy R. Singer. I originally used Handmaiden Sea Silk yarn, which is lovely yarn, but the colorway just wasn’t speaking to me. So off to the frog pond!

I cast on a second time in some leftover Gloss and found it a lovely project. With two and a half other lace shawls under my belt since the July, I was able to really see how much my lace knitting skills increased over the previous 9 months.

I really like how the lace pattern works up. The column of purls does such a nice job of marking the edges of the leaf patterns. I can’t wait to see it blocked! I also really like how the overall increases work - 2 increases per each row makes a nice, sloping shape to the shawl.

It took me just over 3 skeins of the Gloss yarn to make this shawl. No mods except yarn substitution.

Pre-blocked, it measures 67 x 22 inches.