Highlands shawl

I’m so enjoying making my modification of this Outlander shawl (which I’m renaming because of the modifications). Original pattern and above image is from Lucky Trend Shop on Etsy.

Details of the yarn I’m using are on my Ravelry page, and all three chosen ones are just BEAUTIFUL to work in terms of their texture and colourways. Of course, the colourways may not be others’ cup of tea, but I’m drawn to the neutrals, browns, muted colours. I feel very uncomfortable with the idea of using vivid colours. I find it interesting, what colours we are instinctively drawn to.

I only chose the third colour today. I wasn’t sure what to make the stripe in, and noticed that the mohair had the faintest, maybe-not-even-there-might-be-a-reflection blue to it. And I remembered I had an alpaca tweed sock yarn in my stash in a muted blue shade. So I pulled it out, and with a slight wariness started giving it a go, holding it double with the mohair. And it looks perfect, the Irish Donegal tweed really aligns with the concept and the shade is spot on. I’m a little worried I might run out though so I put in an order for another skein. Skein Sisters were out of stock, so I purchased one from a store in Tasmania. I also purchased two other skeins in different shade as I’m seriously thinking of making another Highlands shawl after this one in the exact same yarns because they are so beautiful, and I’m glad I’m using yarn from Australian stores. I’ll choose different colourways though. Usually I’m bored with a project by the time I finish with it and don’t want to make another one, but I think this shawl will be an exception.

As I kind of expected would happen, there was a snide comment on Ravelry about me using AI in portraying my Alsace poncho. But I make no apologies about it. AI is here to stay, may as well get with the program and have fun with it. From a practical perspective, it was free and easy. Plus I am not one to plaster myself or my family all over the internet, and I’m not a great photographer, so AI is a good option for me, and if it can show my projects realistically then I will kept using it.