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12 Shawls in 2012

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One of my knitting goals for 2012 was to knit at least 12 shawls within the year. I am happy to say that I succeeded in meeting my goal! The first shawl I knit is one that I actually designed myself, the Madeira Spring Shawl . I designed this shawl to use hand spun yarn and I wanted it to be a light weight airy for spring time.  The second shawl I knit was a variation of the Maderia Spring shawl, with a few alternations. I made this shawl smaller for my daughter. The third shawl that I knit was the Traveling Woman Shawl . I have been wanting to knit this shawl for a long time and this far its the most intricate shawl that I have ever knit. I knit this with some lovely hand dyed yarn from LushMommy. The fourth shawl is another one that I designed myself, using LushMommy yarn. I knit this as a comfort shawl for a friend that lost a baby.   Shawl number five, was another Traveling Woman Shawl, because I loved knitting it so much the first time. I knit it using I