3 of 12: Taiga

One of the many things that I am enjoying about being part of the 12 shawls in 2012 challenge is looking through other people's projects.  With over 5,000 members, the group's skill and aesthetic run the gamut and are great to flip through for inspiration.

Taiga by Shui Kuen Kozinski was a very popular choice in January.  My personal inspiration for February was to make a shawl inspired by Valentine's Day, but subdued enough (i.e. not hearts!) to be able to be worn more frequently.  The v-shaped increases of this shawl did the trick.

Knit in a cranberry red lambswool/angora blend, it turned out wonderfully.  I'm not sure about the exact yardage, but am working on an ingenious little system to figure it out.  More to come soon...

So big, I almost ran out of blocking mats!

Happy Valentine's Day!