WIP Wednesday: Anghymesur Shawl -- Almost Done!

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Well, hello folks, and thanks again for following along with WIP Wed!  This week, I'm showing the (almost finished) Anghymesur Shawl!  

I've only got a bit of yarn left, and I'm rather excited about that!  I'm hoping I can eek enough yarn out of the ball to get to the end of the chart repeat -- I think I should be able to, so here's hoping I win this game of yarn chicken!

And yes, while I was trying to photograph the shawl (which is hard to do now, it's gotten rather long), our rescue cat was determined to be in the picture!  I couldn't get her to go pester someone else, so I acquiesced to her demands to be in the photo.

Anyway, the yarn is Dragon Strings Phoenix Wings Gradient in "Dark Crystal". I got it at the Woodstock Fleece Festival last year.  While I fell in love with the colours, I wasn't sure what to make with it.  Don't get me wrong, I love gradient sock yarn, but I always wonder what to do with it, because then I end up with socks that don't match!  Well, the shawl was the perfect way to use the whole gradient!

Needles are a pair of what I think are very old Aero Needles. They're listed as '11' on the needle end, but my needle gauge gives them as 3mm needles. That means that sized in Canadian/UK sizes.  And yes, your eyes do not deceive you, they're bent.  They're older then I am, so that's hardly a surprise! 

And yes, I'm knitting a shawl on straight needles.  They're longer needles then most (I believe they're 14 inches long but I haven't stopped to measure).  When I'm writing the pattern draft, I'm thinking I'll call for circulars -- I don't know how many folks own a pair of 14 inch long 3 mm straights.  Plus, while the shawl does fit on the straights, it's wide enough now that it does have a tendency to slip off the needles if I'm not careful, so it's easier just to say to work it on circulars. 

On that note -- one of things I got from the 2017 Toronto Knitter's Frolic Spring Social?  A set of needle stoppers!  They were tucked into my grab bag!  I hadn't had call to use them yet, but I pulled them out for this project.  However, in typical ADHD fashion, I've already managed to lose one.  It rolled away when I pulled them off.  I know it's -somewhere- in the apartment. . . . 

That said, though, I only need one needle stopper, right?    I only need to keep the stitches on the needle when I'm not working on the shawl!  So, it still works out for the moment. 

Yarn bowl is from the amazing *Natural Knot Wood, and I've been singing the praises of it since I got it.  Sadly, Wayne of Natural Knot Wood has since passed away, which is a huge blow to the woodworking and fiber community -- he made the most amazing yarn bowls and spindles!  His shop is open until the current stock is gone, and then they will be closing down.

Well, despite the sad ending note, thanks for reading along with WIP Wed!  As always, I'd love to see what you folks are making!  Feel free to post your crafty links (with or without furry helpers!) in the comments!

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