On Saturday I finally finished the Charleston stole I had been working on since May. It turned out beautifully.
I’m really a fan of the patterns in it:
I’m very pleased with the yarn I used – Ceallach Dye’s Summer Silk. It’s somewhere between Fingering and DK, and varigated (which is always contradindicated for a lace pattern). The varigations make the entire fabric absolutely beautiful, and the heavier weight means that the pattern is even more visible than it would be in a single-colour lace weight yarn. It drapes comfortably, and is just warm enough to stave off air conditioning or a breeze.
Finally, I simply love this picture (the stole turned out much longer than I had expected – a result of using a heavier yarn and not removing a repeat).
