Lost Souls

I've been dying (not dyeing) to share this project for 2 months. 

Earlier this year I stumbled on the Lost Souls Shawl somewhere on the internet. I believe it was THE project to make in 2014. As soon as I  saw it I knew that I had to make it for my best friend for Christmas. She's totally batty for skulls. It makes shopping for her really easy. I was worried that this would be too advanced for me but I gave it a try and found that it was relatively easy.

It's basically a 14 row repeat and mistakes are easy to hide and compensate for in the next row. I probably started this in March and finished it just before we left for vacation in August. Anne's step-daughter is getting married this weekend so I knew that I needed to give it to Anne so she could wear it to the wedding. 

Here are the specifics:
Lost Souls Pattern on Ravelry - it's free!
Video tutorial by Jonna Martinez
Video tutorial by Fiber Spider
The yarn I used is Goshen by Valley Yarns. Valley Yarns is the house broad for Webs. It's a cotton/rayon/silk blend and it's lovely. It was wonderful to work with. The shawl is heavy because of the cotton but it's not too heavy and it's really soft and comfy.

She had a few minutes Saturday so we met up at Wegmans so I could give it to her. She was VERY happy and I can't wait to see a photo of her with it on this weekend.

Also this weekend I got the machine sewing done on the postage stamp binding and made progress on my other crochet projects. I'll have photos of those things for Wednesday.