Life's a Stitch

While crossing the ocean this was my knitting, an appropriate colour for the occasion:

Pattern: Free and easy Pie Wedge Shawl, by Lorna Miser, available as a download on Ravelry, for free as the title indicates.

Yarn: Fleece Artist Tara, colourway – Mermaid, a laceweight mohair blend. It is the softest, most irritation-free mohair I have ever knit with. And I'm sorry to report it's been discontinued. 

Needles: US size 8

Thoughts: This is my fourth pie wedge shawl and there will be more. Previous ones can be viewed here, here and here. I used a provisional cast on and sewn bind off to avoid the near disaster I experience on my first one. The edges were so tight that the yarn snapped when I tugged on them to straighten them out.  Like the others, I've added in an extra wedge. It can be worn scrunched up for a scarf or flat for a light as a feather shawl. I especially like knitting it in  a cobwebby yarn on larger needles.