Beauty School Dropout

Wow, it looks great so far!! Keep it up.
My sister wears shawls alot. I've seen people wearing them over the shoulder of a colored turtle neck and jeans. Of course that was a few months ago. But good luck!! :0)

I doubt that it will matter about the needle size, but then, I'm famous for making things too small! Shawls can be great in the summertime with the air conditioning on. I prefer to call them wraps, however. Just seems hipper :-)

I just finished my first shawl last night. I am wearing it this second in my freezing cold office. So they are useful!

You should use whatever needle gives you the most pleasing fabric.

Very nice. I think you should use the needle size that works best with the yarn you have. You want a drapey fabric, but you want your yos to be nicely sized - not huge. I keep a shawl in my office and wear it when I get cold. It's perfect for taking the chill off. I also like to wear mine as a wrap over a dress at weddings and such.

I agree with Stephanie, the needle size depends on how airy you want the fabric to be - it seems that with lace, it's supposed to be fairly open and otherwise non-dense. In that color, your shawl could look kicky tied around your waist.

Shawls can be worn a variety of ways! I say continue on, it looks great.

I usually wear them with skirts and dresses, especially ones that are more bare at the top. Perfect for summer when you're going in/out of the a/c all the time.

You wear it! It would look divine on you. Cause you so classy! :)

I love the colorway you're using. My sister made me a shawl last year for my birthday, & I wear it all the time! It's great during the spring & fall... when we have those chilly mornings & warmer afternoons.

I felt the same about a shawl as you did. I had no need for one and then the idea of one kept growing on me so I ordered this skinny mohair yarn(just came in the mail yesterday) to make a shawl later on. I am rethinking the skinny mohair. I like your idea of a fingering weight yarn...Gosh, your shawl is looking good!

I felt the same about a shawl as you did. I had no need for one and then the idea of one kept growing on me so I ordered this skinny mohair yarn(just came in the mail yesterday) to make a shawl later on. I am rethinking the skinny mohair. I like your idea of a fingering weight yarn. It is so hard to find a super easy shawl pattern but I might do the one from a book I have. Gosh, your shawl is looking good!

I started a shawl a while back (that I haven't yet finished) because I do think they're coming back into style with sleeveless tops in the summer (you know like when you freeze once you get inside a building???). I can't wait to see yours!

Oh, and join the club -- I've been wanting to start like a million projects lately! What's up with that???