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Malgven

Only a week and 3 days after finishing it am I finally getting around to blogging about it! Oops.

Malgven

Pattern – Malgven by Lucy Hauge (Part of the Celtic Shawls E-Book set)

Yarn – Clicky Needles Lace (80% Merino 20% Cashmere) in Tangerine. 88g.

Needles – 3.0mm DPNS to start and Nova Circs to complete (Increasing cable as shawl got bigger)

Diameter – Just over 100cm across. Will probably expand more with a serious, wet block.

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I took advantage of finishing this just before we went to see the Kaffe exhibition in Bristol to get some good outdoors shots. Angie took all of the indoor ones – and I’m actually really happy with them.. even the ones on me! I hate having my photo taken.

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The shawl is intensely cabled. The pattern repeats 12 times around on most charts (on one it only repeats 6 times) and there can be up to 8 or 10 cable crosses on the cable rounds. The “Off” rounds still required concentration, to make sure the knits and purls were in the correct place.

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Am I 100% in love with it – Yep I honestly am. I love lace weight shawls, especially as they’re nice and compact enough to roll up around your neck in the mild weather we’ve been having so far but also nice used as a full covering – like I’m wearing it here.

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The colours isn’t one I’d traditionally choose – but reminds me of such a happy sunflower and makes me happy every time I wear it. So no complaints here. I was a little bit paranoid I’d run out of yarn – but I possibly had enough to make it a little bigger if I’d wished.

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Will this be my last heavily cabled shawl – Oh no. I’m dreaming of casting on some more right now – though I’ve got a strict list to work from first! I’m thinking I need to add some different shapes to my repertoire first – no more circular ones for a bit!

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