The Vedbæk shawl - which was in the making - is now finished, and I couldn't be more pleased with it.
The Snældan yarn from The Island Wool Company in the shade Midnight is a true dark blue, captured best in the picture directly above, and a brief soak in Navia Wool Care has made it soften and bloom without losing any of its character.
I spoke to Karina Westermann, the shawl's designer, at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival the other day and thanked her for such an enjoyable knit; I'm tempted to make another straightaway as it was such a soothing, rhythmic piece to work on and I love the end result.
The shawl pin comes from Little Skein, by the way.
Really lovely - well done. You are very accomplished.
Posted by: Claire | 19 March 2015 at 02:49 PM
This is HEAVENLY and you are a shining example to me.....I can't wait to start my version,inthe same VERY VERY dark blue!
Posted by: Adele Geras | 19 March 2015 at 04:55 PM
Wow! That is gorgeous. I'm still on the third pattern repeat but I'll keep looking at your creation to spur me on.
Posted by: Georgina | 20 March 2015 at 10:43 AM
Absolutely beautiful. You do find the most gorgeous shades of blue.
Posted by: cath | 20 March 2015 at 04:43 PM
That's lovely. The long veins with leaf endings have a Charles Rennie Mackintosh look to them.
Posted by: Moira | 20 March 2015 at 04:57 PM
I echo Cath in celebrating all your lovely blue yarns.
Posted by: B R Wombat | 20 March 2015 at 07:09 PM
Gorgeous!
Posted by: Darlene | 21 March 2015 at 12:05 PM
Really lovely, I'm going to order yarn now 💙
Posted by: Kim | 23 May 2016 at 11:15 AM