A Shawl of Falling Leaves and Shooting Stars

At last! It's finished. I have been working on this shawl for nearly a year and just couldn't seem to make progress on it but this week I worked really hard and it is done. I call it a Shawl of Falling Leaves and Shooting Stars because those are the names of the two main patterns. Shooting Stars is also called Frost Flowers in some books but in my old Ballantine Knitting Pattern Library it is called Shooting Stars so that's why I chose that name.

It is essentially the same design as the Mermaid Shawl and the Gypsy Shawl only uses different lace patterns and a very unique edge finish. It is all detailed in the knitting book I am working on.
As you can see in the photo above, the crocheted edge really accentuates the overall design. It took me a few tries to get it right but it was worth it. The yarn is Knit Pick's Wool of the Andes in Tulip. I used 11 skeins and the shawl is 82" wide by 41" deep. It is just luscious.
I've also decided to include a shawl I made a couple years ago in the book. I haven't thought of a name for it yet --- suggestions are welcome. It is knit with 1 strand of Ironstone's Violet Haze Mohair and 1 strand of Blue Heron's Blue-Violet Silk.

That is my lovely friend Clare Higgins doing the modeling. Clare lives across the hall from me and is a playwrite and the creator of Modern Art Cats. Doesn't she look great in shawls? While we were out I took a few shots of her in the Mermaid Shawl, too. She is an excellent model and this morning was so brilliant and light drenched it was a perfect day to photograph these pieces.

So, I better end this and get to work on the book: The Mermaid Shawl & other Beauties: Shawls, Cocoons and Wraps

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Thanks for reading!