The dyed color of this yarn is breathtaking.

I started out wanting to do the Spanish Christening shawl edging like KayaR’s, but I opted to go with the pattern with a few modifications. I am not fond of the deep blush marl (think “raspberry barf”), but it dyes into such fabulous colors. After knitting the shawl, I dyed it using the better part of a large bottle of Wilton’s Teal food dye. It’s a bit darker than I’d expected, but it’s still bleeding a bit. Fabulous color!!!

Modifications:

• Used smaller needle (US6) to do main body, primarily because I couldn’t find my other needles.

• Knitted stockinette instead of garter -- my other shawl looked like the wrong side on both sides

• Knitted stockinette instead of garter at top of shawl (after lace). This made it curl, which actually looks ok with the edging across the top. I binded off according to instructions, but next time I’d leave it live to attach the edging. I REALLY like the top edging.

Speaking of the edging, I have NEVER been able to understand how to start the edging -- I must be the only one with this mental block since I didn’t find anything in any of the projects or forums. I have turned the pattern printout upside down, backwards, and everything but inside out to try to figure out where it begins and in what direction.

Although Cheryl doesn’t say to break the yarn, I think you must in order to start the lace properly (unless you work another row and end on a RS row(?) ARGH! I am so geometrically challenged!)
The cast on must begin from the outside edge working in toward the shawl, since the following row (Row 1) works from the shawl outwards. Row 1 should be the RS, unless you want to make a ridge like I did.

I attached the end of the cast on row to the edge next to where I broke the yarn (RS row facing). This resulted in the edging being reversed (“wrong” side out) -- however, I like the raised edging between the second section of the shawl and the edging. It provides a nice definition.

The body used most of the yarn that I repurposed from the Raised Leaves Shawl. (I’d made a couple mistakes in it that I couldn’t live with, so I frogged it.)
The edging for the two sides took a couple yards short of a full skein of Ella Rae. The top edging took 1/3 to 1/2 of a skein.

If I make another Highlands Triangle Shawl, I would pretty much follow the same process, with the following modifications:

1. Make it heart-shaped or a faroese, which IMO fits better. (See 5 Basic Shawl Shapes Cheat Sheet and/or Top Down Faroese Shawl with Garter Rib Variation for info.)
2. Possibly knit the top of the first section in garter or reverse stockinette stitch. (Have to think about it.)
3. Leave a live edge at the top of Section 1.
4. Add 2/0 or 3/0 beads to the yarnover row between Sections 1 and 2.