Once upon a time there was a scratchy shawl made of acrylic yarn. The color was right, the stitches were perfect, but the overall impression was of an attic afghan made of cheap yarn. But wait, with a wave of my magic wand, the ugly duckling shawl becomes...
A Beautiful Swan. Can you believe this is the same shawl? Drapey, soft, and light, the lace pattern comes through with distinction. Before you start googling for fabric magic wands, let me let you in on a secret callled killing. If you apply a lot of heat and hot steam to acrylic, the extruded yarn loses its crimp, gets softer, and becomes oh so drapey.
I made this for my dear friend Danielle who is having her second child any day now. She's been feeling less than lovely in the last stages of her pregnancy and I wanted to remind her how beautiful she is. I picked this color because it reminds me of a favorite shirt she had when we first met, 20 years ago. This almost periwinkle blue was one of her favorite colors back then.
May this shawl surround her with comfort and love, because she's the sister of my heart and I love her dearly.
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