Knitted Mohair Shrug

 

I have a very special event to attend this autumn and I've been thinking very carefully about my outfit.

My little sister is getting married in Santorini and I've got no idea what the weather will be like.  I'm assuming it will be warm, but the venue is on a cliff top and I'm thinking it might have a cooling wind in the evening.  I can hope.

So I decided that a shrug might be a good addition to my outfit, just in case.

 

I spend ages looking for something that was elegent, and not too thick and would work with my outfit.  In the end I came across this mohair shurg pattern. 

It looked just right, but then I needed some yarn.

I visited the wool shop in the village.  It's just been taken over by someone else, so I wasn't sure what it would be like now.  They'd moved everything around, but when I told them what I was looking for, they were very helpful and found me the most beautiful yarn.  Rowan Kidsilk Haze.  It's 70% mohair and 30% silk so is very soft and fine.  It was also the perfect pink colour.  The lable didn't have a colour name but I think its Shadow (653).

 

I've never knitted with anything so fine before and it was a bit tricky to start, but once I got the hang if it, it was OK.  And the pattern was super simple.  I really should have finished this earlier, but in the very hot weather I don't like knitting with sweaty hands, and so it didn't progress.

But its done now and I think it's just what I need for the wedding.  We'll see in September.