The Shawl That (Almost) Never Ended

This is the shawl that almost never ended
It seemed to go on and on my friends
This knitter started knitting it, not knowing what it was
And it seemed she would continue knitting it forever just because...

Once upon a time there was a knitter who was sitting there one day and had a bright idea to use up some yarn a friend has pawned off on her. It seemed to be a fun little mindless project.

Until it suddenly became very clear the rows and rows of garter stitch may be what would finally make her lose her mind. But still she kept going.

And going. And going. And going.

Until one day. She got to the end!

This pattern is the 22.5 Degree shawlette by Martina Behm. (Rav Link) I alternated between a skein of Cascade Yarn Heritage Paints in the 9881 colorway, a green/yellow/orange varigated sock yarn, and Knit Picks Palette in the Heather Gray colorway. Both are fingering weight.

The pattern has a scroll border, but I didn't like the look of it with these colors and was driving myself closer to the edge trying to do it in both of the colors. I ended up doing a picot edge. (BO 2, *slip one st to left needle, cable CO 2 sts, bind off 5 sts*). I do like this shawl. Even if it was almost the end of me and took about seven months to finish since it was frequently exiled to the naughty corner.

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