Swallowtail Shawl

To get the story on making this shawl, scroll down or click here.

It was a little unfair for me to write the whole post about finishing the shawl without posting photos, so let me remedy that.





Vital Stats
Pattern: Swallowtail Shawl from Interweave Knits Fall 2006 issue. Modified by adding 10 extra repeats of the budding lace pattern, substituting beads for nupps, and then later a knit row with 4 yarn overs and 4 kfb increases to make up for some bad math.
Needles: John's grandmother's metal straight US 4.
Yarn: Cobweb weight alpaca from Blacksheep Gathering in cream. About 600 yards
Beads: Size 11 Czech beads in pale sage, applied one at a time using a size 14 (3/4 mm) crochet hook. Probably 300 of them.
Finished size: 62 inches across the top and about 44 inches deep. In other words, it's pretty large for a shawl, but it's perfect for me. Lucky!

I'll take some outdoor photos when it's a little cooler out. These were taken on my office floor, because there is a/c in here, but I do realize that you can't really see the beads. They're there. I promise. I'd show you a picture of what it looks like on me, but it's alpaca, it's 300 degrees out, and it would stick to me.