Love! The colors in the yarn reminds me of a bouquet of violets. The shape is just perfect for throwing around your shoulders, and I really like how the curved end cascades down.

Simple, easy-to-memorize pattern, but not completely mindless. Not exactly identical on both sides, but very close, and each side looks equally nice, so you don’t need to worry about which side is which.

I think this is a great pattern for sock yarns, because you don’t need to worry too much about it holding a blocking if you use superwash yarn. I didn’t block it hard - just patted it out a bit to relax the yarn, open up the eyelets a bit. and shape the edging. It also breaks up handpainted yarn colors nicely.

I had more yardage than indicated for the pattern, so I worked 2 more repeats of Chart B. I ended up with enough yarn left over that I could have done one more repeat.

I weighed the remainder of the skein when I worked the last two repeats, and then again when I was finished. The ending of the shawl took slightly more yarn than one repeat, so if you you want to use up as much of your yarn as you can, you can probably leave yourself about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 times the amount of yarn used for the final repeat to complete the border as written, and not have to worry about running out.

I used 5.75 grams for the 2nd-to-last repeat, 6.10 grams for the last repeat, and 7.05 grams for the final rows and crocheted cast-off. I had about 8 grams of yarn left over.

The yarn was a souvenir from my trip to South Dakota last year - I purchased it at CR Yarn in Rapid City.