Merce will be selling her yarn again at this year’s Wool Fest. She gave me four skeins to make something so she can show how the yarn knits up. Here’s her yarn fresh off the ball winder:

This is an interesting challenge. Pink is not my color so it took me awhile to get inspiration. This is art yarn which means it’s not as consistent as the yarn I’m used to working with. There’s poofs in random places that surprise me and throw off my pace.

Then inspiration struck. Why not work with the randomness instead of against it? My blog is called Crafting Chaos after all. The free form crazy shawl has begun!

There’s not much yardage so I’m using the biggest needles I have-12mm (size 17). I’m knitting and purling as the mood takes me. When I feel like switching yarn or direction I do.

I’m not sure how it’s going to turn out but there’s a freedom to this type of knitting.