Feather and Fan Comfort Shawl

I was given these three skeins of wool by Nomad Yarns for my birthday. As the labels testify, they are grown in South Australia, dyed with plants, and milled across the border in Victoria.The three colours are Madder no.1 and no.2 and Cochineal no1.

There were 1180 metres in the three skeins and I looked for a pattern that would use it all. A feather and fan shawl was a no-brainer, since I could continue until the wool ran out.

The first task was to find my swift and wind it into balls.   

The pattern, as most triangular shawls do, began with three stitches. I thought the colours invited bands of colour.

It wasn't difficult stitching once the six row pattern was imprinted in my brain. It took quite a while - about six weeks of stitching. I did do a bit of unravelling. By the end there were 570 stitches on the needle, and the brain can easily switch from purl to knit in the middle of a row without realising it.  

It's finished - soft and drapey, and I think the pattern works. 

I have recently had a dress made from some metres of orange silk. I'm wondering if the shawl is a sufficient match to render the dress wearable in cooler weather. Haven't decided yet.