Dinner in the Eiffel Tower

I wish this was an exciting post about how I whisked myself away to Paris for the week to actually have dinner in the Eiffel Tower, but it's not. It's a post about how several weeks ago I finished knitting the shawl that is called Dinner in the Eiffel Tower by Jessie Dodington. Almost as glamorous right? I know.

It is Ms. Dodington's only design and it's very pretty. I did make a few modifications to make the knitting easier. I started with a garter tab to even out the first lace section and keep an even border on each side. I also replaced the "ridges" section with another repeat of the lace pattern. This is partly because I love lace and partly because I heard from some others who made it that the ridges weren't as stretchy as the lace and made the shawl pull in a bit through that section. Finally, I changed the plain bind off to a pico bind off because what shawl isn't improved by a pico bind off. 

The yarn I used is Manos of Uruguay Silk Blend. It's a single ply 70% merino 30% silk DK weight yarn. It's heavenly soft and once you block it it drapes very nicely. The colorway is creatively named 3019. 

This shawl is a little too small to wrap around and stay without a pin, so I've been wearing it with this great pin by Plover Designs.  The neutral color of the pin and the yarn mean that I can wear this with pretty much everything in my wardrobe, and I have been wearing it a lot. Even though it's a single ply yarn it hasn't pilled at all. Overall, the shawl makes me make this face.