In Which the Pirate’s Plan Comes Together.

September 27, 2021

According to my records (haha) I bought this fibre in the summer of 2018…

Six round balls of spinning fibre sit on a stone countertop. Each one is made up of a combination of dyed fibre and natural browns and tans. They are arranged in gradient order: dark purple, medium purple, and pink on the top row; dark blue, medium blue, and light blue on the bottom.

…and spun it that fall into a gorgeous gradient…

A skein of handspun yarn sits on a wooden table. It is spun in a gradient of medium pink through dark purple and dark blue to light blue.

…which I’ve now knit into the “May I Borrow This, Please” shawl (available as a free download on Ravelry), and I am thrilled with it. The pattern is well-written, and I knit the whole thing in two weeks, even with adding another few repeats of the textured stripes because I wanted to use every last yard of this yarn. (Futon for scale, I guess? It was bigger than my towel when I pinned it out for blocking. Oh well.)

A handknit shawl of handspun yarn is pinned out on a towel on the floor to dry, underneath a futon with moon-and-stars sheets and a quilt hanging on the back. The shawl is a shallow triangle with alternating bands of texture and eyelets. It was knit from one narrow pink end through a gradient of purples and blues to a wide finish of light blue.

Here’s a closeup of the bands of texture:

A closeup view of the "May I Borrow This, Please" shawl, knit in handspun yarn. The gradient of blue through purple to pink fades off into the background of the picture. Bands of different textures stripe across the shawl.

It’s not cold enough to wear it yet, but I can feel that nip of autumn in the air!

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