Like maybe you have some worsted weight yarn just lying about the stash that you think would make a nice shawl... and you think "hmmmmm... maybe if I pick a fingering weight pattern, I'll have a nice cozy shawl that I can wrap up in. It won't be THAT big."
Famous last words, Ashtan.
Some of you may recall when I did my shawl-a-month project back in 2017, I kicked things off with Orchid Thief. And you would have thought I learned my lesson after that turned into a yarn eating monster.
That was for the first go.
This time?
Yep.
Had five balls in the stash, four were usable, and I had to go out and buy four more. I had to tap in to the 8th ball just for the bind-off, which took THIRTEEN FRIGGIN GRAMS of yarn alone.
And yes, it's a monster. The central spine was 54 inches long while it was blocking.
For context, I'm only 63 inches tall.
Yeah... this thing is a bloody cape.
But you want to know something amazing?
This only cost me $23 in yarn.
The original four balls I got for $2 a piece when Pat Catan's was going out of business.
The other four were $15 total from Michaels because of coupons.
This is just Patons Classic Worsted Wool. Nothing super fancy. But it still looks AMAZING.
I've been thinking of doing a few other shawls with more affordable and accessible yarn options just to show y'all that you don't have to put a bunch of money into a project to make it look good.
And don't give me any crap about how you can't do lace.
You CAN do lace. You just need some confidence and concentration.
As for me, I'm going to curl up in this thing and start my next project.
I'm thinking a nice lace weight, beaded project.
Y'know, just a simple, palette cleanser project.
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