SparkleShan

My Friend Brittany Wilson designed an awesome shawl, Gowan , and I did a test knit of it for her. I knit the shawl using hand dyed sparkle sock yarn from another friend Carrie. I used about 380 yards of yarn and the size of the shawl after blocking was 51 inches by 22 inches. You can check out Brittany's other awesome pattern designs here .                                           

I am so bad for not posting this earlier. But one of my fellow Raveler, Knit Girl and Spinner, Carrie a.k.a CraftyPuppyLover, started spinning yarns inspired by girls in the Knit Girl Group. She spun up a yarn for little old me, I feel so honored. I of course had to have the yarn, which she offered on her Etsy Shop . Here is her description of the Yarn: "Fourth in my new series of knit girl inspired yarns. What's a knit girl you ask? Well, hop on over to ravelry and you'll find out quickly, we're a bunch of hot, kick ass ladies with tattoos and serious knitting skills. We've got each other's back, always offer a shoulder to cry on, and aren't afraid to show off our tattoos. I figured it only appropriate that I would name hand spun yarn after these fine ladies ~ since the only thing more unique than hand spun yarn is a genuine knit girl. Sparkleshan is one fine lady, she's just starting to spin and her yarns look great. I knew this "red" white ...