No, Esther’s not actually an aunt – she’s my mother in law – but I did throw in a shawl for her in the middle of the Aunt Shawl project. Hers was made using a great hand-dyed yarn I got at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival which I would love, love, love to work with again.
Three cheers and a thousand thanks to the woman who dyes this yarn. At the end of my day at MDSW, I had only $20 cash left. Although the yarn cost significantly more ($28, I think), she let me have it, as long as I told my friends about her. So, here I am, telling you all. Even without her amazing generosity, I would be singing her praises – she has some of the softest, most beautifully dyed yarns I have ever encountered. I would be broke if she sold her yarns anywhere near me. Her website is here.
As for the pattern, it’s still great and I’m still too stupid to think to enlarge the pattern. Esther is not as wee as Gloria – few people are – so I did five full repeats on her shawl but, of course, ran out mid-way through the final chart. Maybe someday I’ll actually see what a “real” one of these looks like!
Project Ratings
Yarn/Pattern Combination: 10
Execution: 9
(All other values were given on the first Icarus FO post)
Ravelry has the details here
