More stripes! But I think I’m pretty much striped out for now.
Once again, I braved high temperatures to model a shawl for you. At least this time, it was linen instead of wool. Good thing, since it was 102 when this photo was taken.
Pattern: Stripe Study Shawl, by Veera Välimäki
Yarn: Shibui Knits Linen, in “Tar” and “Ash”, 2 skeins each
Needles: US 6/4.0mm
Ravelry project here.
Modifications: Used kfb increases for the increases at the edges (but not at the spine).
The linen has lovely drape, but I did have a lot of trouble with one skein of the yarn. The yarn is made up of a single strand of linen thread, which is formed into a chain. One of the skeins had numerous sections where the chain wasn’t properly formed, and the “yarn” was just a couple of thin strands instead of a chain. Some of those sections were several feet long, and I had to cut them out. Joining and weaving in ends with this yarn is no picnic, so it was a bit frustrating. Fortunately, it was the last skein of yarn that had the problem.
CabledSheep 
That is beautiful and the colors are great – I bet you will reach for it over and over again.
Very beautiful and a great size, despite being bigger than you imagined. The linen will be good protection from overzealous a/c during the summer months.
What a good idea to knit it in linen. Wasn’t it originally in wool?
Nice!! You do look slightly wilted in this photo… not that I blame you at all. 😀
It’s really nice, Cheryl. You look great in it.
You really are too good to us. It’s lovely, sweetie, and I hope you took it off as soon as you could. ;^)
I love the drape and that color! You are going to get a lot of wear out of that in the fall I think!
Oh, it’s just lovely! I love the size and the drape is very nice. I’m also a huge fan of gray and black right now, so “Tar” and “Ash” are right up my alley, too!
That is really nice. Cannot believe the loss of sanity for the modeling. *whew*