I spent a nice evening practicing some garter stitch using this gorgeous squishy Rowan sock yarn in the colour ocean.

I was not really vibing my practice stripes combo for the cowl I was planning (As an aside, I’d very much like to improve my colour coordination abilities). The Rowan is combined here with Eki Riva Supreme superbaby alpaca in (I think) charcoal dark grey^^ – which is just magical. It’s all very soft and gorgeous, even though I don’t much like those colours together.

So thought to maybe knit the Be Kind shawl from the Rowan. I’m not a huge fan of garter stitch garments, but I think could look lovely. Maybe.

I like to think I’m the kid of person who can wear elegant shawls. Alas I’m more realistically the kind of person who becomes tangled in an elegant shawl and falls down stairs.**

Will have more of a think in the cold hard light of day!

♥

^^ grey looks pretty terrible on me, why do I persist in buying it in any form?

** to be fair, the last time I wore one, I fell up some stairs.