It's amazing how differently a knitted project will look just by changing the yarn--not just colors but the structure and weight of the yarn.
The pattern for this shawl is from Heidrun Liegmann's
Swing-Knitting™ Workshop 3.
The first sample I knitted was in a Sport weight bamboo yarn on a US size 2 needle.
It barely goes around my shoulders, is very "drapey", and adds a lovely fashion statement.
The newest one is very different. It was made from two variegated mohair yarns and one variegated sock yarn from Lonesome Stone Natural Fiber Mill and Alpacas
The challenging element was knitting drop stitches with the mohair but the result is gorgeous---
a light-weight and a perfect warmth to take off a little chill either for cool evenings or South Florida air conditioning.
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