Last week I just finished knitting up a new design that I’m calling Orchid View in gorgeous yarn from Saffron Dyeworks. Dee sent me a skein of Tush a while back – and I have to say that she certainly has a knack for picking (and of course creating) colour. This red is called “Sumac Red” and it’s a very deep red that just makes my heart sing. After playing around with the yarn for a little while, I settled on an Orchid theme for the shawl and this is what I came up with.
The pattern is currently being test-knit, and when the test-knitting phase is over it will be available at Saffron Dyeworks.
As for me, I simply could not wait to start wearing my new shawl – so it’s already accompanied me to the arena a few times this weekend (for the kids hockey games/practices) as well as out for dinner on Saturday. Since it’s knit in fingering weight yarn, it makes for a slightly warmer shawl, which is perfect this time of year when the temperatures start to drop and there is an icy wind whipping by.
