Feather Cloud Glow Mist

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I am obsessed with this yarn! It is a lace weight, mohair-silk blend, in this amazing color scheme: Palomino Heather. I love it so much, love it, love it, love love love. It feels amazing, like... a feather cloud glow mist. Those are all the things I think when I try to touch it, when it apparently touches back. It is barely there, can hardly feel the full weight of it, like almost no weight at all. Amazing. And it looks so beautiful, so magically gorgeous, just hard to describe how incredibly fabulous this yarn is. Here is how their website describes it: "Appearing as a warm-toned neutral from a distance, Palomino Heather is a complex heather when you get up close. Hints of purple and magenta are swirled with the more prominent light pink, caramel, and cream colors."


Love those hints of purple and magenta. 
Love the pink, caramel, and cream.
Love that mohair glow.

So much to love! 😍 My cousin, Ann, asked me to make a custom shawl for her, a keepsake, her own personal fave and special request. Of course, I said, "Yes!" She was in love with the shawls of Moriah's wedding, and she is the recipient of the "Wookie Shawl," aka  Forest Queen Witch Shawl. I can't stop grinning about that. So obviously I'm gonna jump at the chance to keep geekin'. I guess I'm just a shawl show off. 🤩 


The above pic is from early on in the process. The delicious texture, thanks to wondrous yarn, is just a simple pattern. It is rows of triple crochet, each alternating with a set of three rows of single crochet.  I'm using a 3.5mm hook. This gorgeous piece is a labor of love, working up very slowly - it is lace weight, after all. 😍 Here's a whole folder of pics, of this work in progress: Annie's Shawl. I started in January, and as of now (April, 2026), I think I'm about half-way done with it. She requested a large, rectangular shawl. Nothing fancy (?!), no special requests on the pattern, but she was very specific on this awesome yarn. Yea, she did her research, this yarn was all her idea. 😎


My goal is to get this shawl finished by August 1st.
Stay tuned.

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