Thursday, May 28, 2009

belated wishes

My mom just receieved her rather late Mother's Day gift!
I have been working on it for awhile and it took me a little longer than intended to finish it off and get it out the door.
I used the pattern Simple Yet Effective Shawl from Cosmicpluto knits.
Instead of knitting it in the Noro Kureyon sock yarn, I used the Noro Silk Garden sock yarn. I really liked the feel and colour of the yarn. The pattern calls for one ball of Kureyon but I used two balls of the silk garden. The shawl turned out great, was a little smaller than I would have liked but will still be very useful in warding off the chills when needed.
Hope you enjoy it Mom! I love you!

10 comments:

A Spoonful Of Sugar said...

This is gorgeous!! Love the yarn and the design - it looks so soft and warm. I bet your Mum was thrilled with it! Have a great weekend.

Stephanie said...

Just beautiful!!! I love the yarn and the delicate design down the center of the back. Very nice!!

Kristyn Knits said...

WOW! It's beautiful!
I'm with Stephanie- I LOVE the V design down the back.

stitching under oaks said...

what a great mother's day gift...it'll be like she's getting hugs from you every time she wears it! the colors are super!

mmichele said...

If I was your mom, I wouldn't have minded the wait...

Louise said...

It looks fantastic! I love the colours, and the design the stripes make. I bet it's so soft and warm :)

Rebekah said...

This is gorgeous! I love Noro and all of it's wonderful color changes. This looks so cozy

Anonymous said...

This is so much niver than my wacky coloured one! I love it!

Tilly said...

Hi, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Don't you just love moses baskets for new babies. Ours was a gift from my husband's parents when we were having Nipper 3 years ago.
This is a beautiful shawl. I hope your mum really liked it.

crochetgurl said...

Thanks for the wonderfuly compliments on Shalom!

What a lovely shawl you have there! I made a shawl for my mom this Mother's Day too, and I almost chose this pattern before I went with the Textured Shawl. Next time, I'll try this one out. :-)