As far as the knitted gift is concerned, that is (Ah, those family dramas at Christmas. Bitter memories exchanged around the turkey. Mother sobbing in the kitchen. You see what I mean.). For the Christmas shawl she is done. Hurray!

There’s a bit of uncertainty about how well it will suit my Mom. The hippiesque factor is bigger than expected, thanks to lots of looong fringes. You may say it is 50% knitting and 50% yak-like, flying, messy fringes. She’d better be uplifted.

Speaking about fringes, hard thinking was involved :

(For the record, under-the-eyelet won the battle) And giving a decent haircut to that beauty wasn’t an easy business, either. It was dampened, combed, and then returned to its natural wilderness. If you plan anything fringed in KSH, be prepared for jerky edges.

All in all I am happy with the project. But of course, nothing is said until it is given away…

Technical details
pattern: Triple Mohair Triangle, Dorothy Siemens at Fiddlesticks
yarn: Rowan Kid Silk Haze, three strands worked together.
colors: Kidsilk Haze Liqueur (deep burgundy), Kidsilk Spray Vino (bright variegated pink) and Kidsilk Spray Pebbles (very light variegated taupe)
needles used: 6mm
yarn requirements: nine 25g balls for the shawl; two more balls for the fringes. I used 4 balls each in Liqueur and Vino, 3 balls in Pebbles (due to the contrasting border)
level of difficulty: close to zero! Dorothy’s pattern is crystal-clear. It only gets difficult when you can’t count to 11 any more.
you will hate: unraveling. It’s KSH, dammit!
you will love: the extreeeeeeeeme fluffiness. Yummy yummy.

Ah, le sentiment du devoir accompli! La légèreté de n’avoir plus qu’à faire un seul petit paquet de rien du tout d’ici demain! (Damned où est le papier de soie j’étais pourtant sûre qu’il en restait nom de nom je ne vais tout de même pas ressortir juste pour ça en plus il pleut pour changer)

Le châle est fini-bien-fini et je n’ai plus à me soucier de rien. Juste penser à boire suffisemment avant que la destinataire ne déballe : “Mais ma chérie, quand veux-tu que je mette un truc pareil ??” Ah bah, il faut vivre dangereusement…

Et la récompense suprême: à présent OBJECTIF CHAUSSETTES. Depuis le temps…

A tous un TRES JOYEUX NOEL dans la bonne humeur et les montagnes de papier cadeau. Prudence avec la bûche. Et comme vous passerez probablement plus tard: prudence avec les restes!