Flower Basket Shawl Idea
I saw the most interesting Flower Basket Shawl today while exploring some downtown yarn shops. It was knit with a combination of Trekking and Filatura di Crosa Superior (a lace weight cashmere/silk blend that has the appearance of mohair) making it a thick(er) snuggly garment. It was so soft! I would’ve never guessed that some basic Trekking was the foundation.  The gal at the LYS said she used about 1.5 balls of Trekking and 2 balls of the Superior. She had used a self-striping Trekking which gave it some lovely color varariations and texture but wasn’t at all obvious. I could see it working well with a wide variety of sock yarns… but the Superior was the key… it’s just luxury in a ball!
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