09/07/2014:
Started this as soon as the yarn was delivered to me. The pattern is easy to read, and it’s a nice change of pace to start a shawl from the bottom and work my way up.
NOTE: I’m not sure how I feel about not having any type of border on the edge - especially with a stockinet based lace pattern. I’m a little concerned that the edge will roll.

09/09/2014:
This yarn feels SO good in my fingers!!! I’m in love with the deep color in the wine. When it’s knitting in garter it is incredibly soft and had a lot of give.

I love the short rows for the shawl pattern - they make decreases very easy and clean looking. I also like that this will mean that the ends aren’t at a ‘point.’ There will actually be something their to hold onto if needed when wearing the garment.

09/12/2014:
Shawl is complete. The yarn was an absolute pleasure to work with. I HIGHLY recommend it. The pattern was incredibly easy to read - nothing was over thought. This is probably the smoothest I’ve ever had a project go - finished it in less than a week.

The sides don’t roll like I was afraid they would. Although I’m still curious to see what the shawl would look like using one of the colors as a border all the way up. I think it would give it a very clean look. Personally, I would use a 5 stitch garter on each side and slip the first stitch on each row purl wise.

Will block this weekend.