Ishbel...it's a shawl.

I cast on for Ishbel.  The yarn is amazingly soft.  I'm using Lotus Yarns MIMI.  It's mink...yes mink.  Like fur coat only in a fiber and it is soft. Wool Cabin sells it and I am sure they would send it out to you by mail.  It does shed quite a bit but I hope that is more a process of the knitting and that it won't be as bad while wearing.  The pattern is easy and comes with a chart which I prefer but also has text.  It's nice to have a choice.  I did find a typo in the chart but hopefully the publisher will be fixing that.  The text is correct.  I haven't had much time to knit in the last few days but it won't be long until I have this off the needles and blocked.

Just in time for the chilly spring weather.  I wasn't expecting to get any use out of this until fall but I think I could be mistaken unfortunately.  It is cold, cold, cold.