Wedding Shawl started...

My yarn shipment arrived on Monday and so I was able to start the shawl on time. The Alpaca lace weight yarn is really fine and I had to go down to a much smaller needle to get the look I wanted. Knowing that using such a small size would mean I would not get this shawl done by the wedding date (July 1st), much less the shower date, I tried doubling the yarn and using a size 6 needle. I like how it looks and as I handle the yarn I find I like it even more than I thought I would. My sample skein of that yarn feels fairly smooth but after knitting, it looks and feels like a lightly brushed yarn, not fuzzy enough to distort or blur the stitches, but adding a nice soft feel to the fabric.

I was concerned that using two strands of such fine yarn would be difficult to work with, but the yarn isn't slippery so it's not a problem. There is enough yardage in one skein that even doubled I'll be able to make the largest size if I want to... but I doubt I'll have the time for one so large.