The Shawl, part 1

Ok, this is going to be my first blog-along project.  But I'm kind of excited because this is going to be my first attempt at making my own pattern from scratch for something bigger than a purse or a scarf.

I saw a picture of the most amazing shawl on Ravelry that someone made and I was dying to try it.  But I thought, that looks kind of simple and maybe I'll add my own bit to it.  So I'm going to use pictures of it as a guide and kind of make it up as I go.  Heh.  But unlike any other creations i've done, this time I'm going to finally WRITE IT DOWN AS I GO.  So, I can have a pattern when I'm done.

The shawl in question is this:

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/MsTing/sonata-shawl

Gorgeous, right?!  I went shopping for just the right thread.  I opted to go a bit larger than laceweight and went with a sockweight yarn.  Are you ready for this?

http://www.lionbrand.com/yarns/vannasglamour.html

In the "ruby red".  Hell if I'm doing this, I'm going all out.  It's bright, bright red with red sparkle in it.  SPARKLES MOM!!



So, I'll take pictures as I go and mark progress. I'm starting with 5 skeins of this yarn and a size F hook.

Here we go!