Farmhouse in Plume

I had wanted to knit a big woolen shawl that I could wear during the chilly winter months around the house.  In my stash I had Brooklyn Tweed Shelter, a worsted weight 100% wool yarn in the colourway Plume. It was the perfect amount for a shawl.

Brooklyn Tweed Shelter:  Plume

Here is Shelter with The Fibre Company's Road to China Light:

When looking for a big, rustic shawl pattern that would work well with this yarn, I remembered my Pure Worsted shawl by cabinfour that I knit in the summer. I looked at her pattern page and as soon as I saw the Farmhouse shawl I knew I had found the pattern I was looking for.  I love how picking a pattern to knit can be so simple sometimes. This was one of those instances.

Within eight days I had this beauty:

Farmhouse by cabinfour

Preblocking this shawl measured 54" x 23" and after blocking it measure 70" x 28", which was exactly the size I was looking for.  Perfect for cozying up under. 

I had never used Brooklyn Tweed Shelter before.  I enjoyed knitting with it and only had one instance where the yarn broke, when I accidentally tugged it too hard.  I love the Plume colourway with flecks of pink, blue and red and I was impressed with how the yarn softened up after blocking.  I definitely see what the hype about this yarn is all about.

Bring on those chilly mornings.  I'm ready. 

7 inch fringe

Ravelled here.

Recipe for the Most Perfect Shawl

First take three skeins of the most luxurious yarn:  Woolfolk Far, a 100% merino with a chainette construction having a micron count of 17.5 (instead of the usual 35 which most wool products have), resulting in a yarn that feels like cashmere.

Then take cabinfour's pattern:  Pure Worsted 

Add a very long driving trip with incredible views from Vancouver, to Kelowna through the Okanagan Valley and then back to Vancouver in British Columbia:

And before you know it you have created a very simple, beautiful shawl full of happy memories that you may never take off once the cooler weather sets in. Ravelry notes here.