It's miserably hot here in TN in July, but I can't take my new shawlette off! It's so soft against my skin, and blocks the drafts from the AC vents so nicely. The pattern is called the Summer Drop Shawlette, and it is free. The yarn is Darn Good Yarn's Silk Retreat, in Morning Glory. I received 1 skein (275 yards) in their monthly subscription box, and initially tried to make the shawlette pattern that they sent with it, but wasn't happy with how it was coming out. Later curiousfae offered to trade the same skein she received for one I had from a previous month, so I'd have enough to do something with. (I love the generosity of Craftster peeps!) A quick search on Ravelry found me a pattern that would work well with the fingering weight silk, but would also be done with a larger 6 mm hook, saving my hands which were tired from working on a lace weight shawl with a tiny 3.25 mm hook.
It's a very long and skinny, and wears more like a long oddly-shaped scarf. It's incredibly soft on the skin, and strangely enough, the yarn smells amazing. Not perfumed or anything, just clean and lovely. It even made my hands smell nice while working on it! For size reference, my dining table is 36"x60".
The colors are beautiful, but I'm considering dyeing it, since I don't really wear pastels. Maybe a nice indigo?
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