This was the first Diantha shawl I knit, and was set up as a mystery knit-along. The yarn was handspun from a beloved natural gray fleece given to me by my friend Tammy. The sheep lived in Colonial Beach VA on a small farm. I spun the yarn and then knit it into this wonderful shawl, with a few pretty beads. I sent it back to Tammy a couple of weeks ago, as a surprise gift to her.
I finished this piece a few days ago. The bottom braid shows the wool before I spun it into a 2-ply light fingering yarn. I wanted to use up all the yarn so I searched in ravelry's database and found a gorgeous design called "Cloud Illusions" by Boo Knits and can be found through ravelry. I used up almost all of the yarn and the shawl has been well-received by all who have seen it. The lovely wool top is from Fiber Optics Yarn and is the merino/silk gradient.
