The shop was almost clean of their stock in both the shawl ball and sock yarn in this brand, so I grabbed the one shawl ball that was left to give it a shot. The colorway is Olive, though it looks more yellow than green (especially when it was knit up).
I went on Ravelry to browse what other people have been making with their shawl ball, and came across a pattern called Wippoorwill and decided to go with it for this project. I went with the small size, since I wouldn't have the yardage for the medium or large sizes. I knew I wouldn't use the whole skein for the project, but I was okay with that.
Finished Wippoorwill shawl
The pattern was easy to follow and had enough going on to keep interest. Stitch count is a MUST with this pattern, which made it a little stressful at a times. I didn't realize until after the fact, but I knit this shawl on a size 5 needle instead of 6 (DOH!). I don't think it made that big of a difference, but I do wish that I could have had a larger shawl in the end. This one is going to be more of a cowl instead of a shoulder wrap.
I'm kinda glad it didn't use the whole skein, as part of me thinks the shawl would have started to look a little bumble bee. I'm glad I started with the black end instead of the Olive end, as I think it had more of a dramatic effect this way.
The little specks of Olive early on in the skein are really lovely, and still put a smile on my face. The skein was $26, so I don't think this will be a regular purchase for me, but an occasional treat. I would like to try out the sock version of Nightfall in the future!
In the meantime though, I am focusing on my 2013 resolution of using up my stash!!
Another resolution is to blog more and work on those playlists....
