I’ve used similar yarn to make a shawl and just love the airy patterns. I think some of the fun of stashing yarn is later being challenged to find patterns to fit the yarn…it is part of the creative process to me! Am I helping? 
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Seeing as I just collected the latest mystery yarn from the mailbox, Yes, yes you are! haha!
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I finished this in time for my friends wedding in June. Pleased to have started and finished a project in good time!!!
Link to pattern: Ravelry: Crazy Eights Shawl pattern by PurpleIguana
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Ooo…lovely and delicate!!
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Abbee is right, it’s lovely!
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I made this shawl for Chr1stchan for the Teenie Weenie Halloweenie swap
I actually started a pattern a lot like this over 5 years ago and thought I’d finish it for the swap. I figured it was almost half way done and it would only take me an hour or two to finish.
Easy right? Ah…. I quickly found out why I’d abandoned it in the first place. The pattern was so hard to figure out! It was written in another language and the diagram I had printed had faded over the years. It was impossible for me to read. Determined to make it I found The Lost Souls pattern on Ravelry and a fantastic tutorial by Fiber Spider on YouTube.
Seriously the easiest tutorial to follow. It stitched up super fast and easy.
I kept it on the smaller side to save time but I think it’s big enough to call a shawl and could even be used as a scarf or even a wrap for around your waist.
I used about 1 1/2 skeins of Caron Simply Soft in black.
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That’s sooo cool!!! Way to persevere!
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Beautiful!
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Gorgeous shawl!! Your skulls have a lot of definition and the color is a nice change from the black ones I have seen! A lovely project!
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Fiber Spider is awesome! You did a great job with this 
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He has to be the most articulate and patient YouTuber out there. Not only is he thorough but he speaks like he always has a smile on his face.
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I love his soothing voice and I also got through some confusing parts of the pattern thanks to him. I need to find a shawl project…off to see what he has been up to!
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Agreed, Fiber Spider is awesome.
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HELP please!!!
I have this random yarn that I bought many years ago with no real purpose. I started to make a shawl for my friend who likes yellows, but I’m torn…
Ignoring all the ends that are currently tied pending weaving in (and the mess everywhere), do I continue with this ? It’s not giving me the happy feels, more of a ‘meh’.
Options:
- continue as is
- Frog and make a tapered shawl, this kinda style: Ravelry: Pine Lake Shawl pattern by Jaala Spiro
- Frog and make a scarf (no idea of style yet)
- Hide it again and 4.1 finish another wip or 4.2 start something new and completely different
- Other options
Any thoughts?
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Just by posting this you are most likely in a place where frogging is the way to go. If you are meh then you are also likely tuned into your friend also being meh. I know when I work on a project for a friend who has totally different taste than me but i feel like it’s a “heck ya!” project for them then I dont have the “meh” feeling I would have just seeing it out in the wild or whatever. Does that make sense?
If you think the yarn is a “heck ya!” for your friend then finding a new pattern will be fun. If the yarn is the meh factor then donating it might be the most pleasant way to go.
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I think you’re right, I think the yarn is the right yarn, it’s just the project that’s dull. It’s been in timeout for ages so I think frogging is unfortunately the way forward.
I think I’ll start again with what’s left of the yarn (a fair amount!) and see how I like the next project before frogging. At least then I can test the yarn.
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That’s what I am going to do as well…I will start with a fresh skein and then if I need more, I will frog what I already did. I refuse to work on projects that I am just not into (ha ha which is why I have a pile of mending…those are tasks, not joyful making!)
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Me too!, Just dug some bits out to fix, then went for a walk!!
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