It will better scented with a quick soak in Eucalan or hair conditioner. Concentrating on finishing some UFO's, this is my second Free and (extremely) Easy Pie Wedge Shawl, using Fleece Artist Baby Curls mohair (smell goat) blend:
Pattern: Free and easy Pie Wedge Shawl by Lorna Miser (from Lorna's Laces yarn).
Yarn and Needles: Fleece Artist Baby Curls and size 9US needles. It's a loose knit, which produces an airy transparent product, but looks a bit "rustic" due to its looseness. Wouldn't work as well with a tighter gauge.
Modifications: Knit in stockinette stitch as opposed to the pattern's garter stitch. I thought the colours and sawtooth edging would be better defined in stockinette, but like the softer garter look better. Here are the two side-by-side, stockinette first, then garter:
Another important modification: I don't know how others' have turned out, but I found in my first one that the cast on and bound off edge were too tight. Solution: a provisional cast on and both sides completed with a sewn bind off, produces nice elastic edges.
Thoughts: This is very easy, movie watching knitting. Some might find it boring, but I appreciate balance in my knitting projects. Using laceweight yarn, it makes a light shawl that scrunches easily into a scarf. I'll be making more of these.
Life's a Stitch 
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