Works in Process: Cashmere Gradient Shawl

Oh my was this a project.

I found a crazy good deal on partial cones of cashmere and cashmere-silk blend yarn. The cashmere silk was cobweb weight, the cashmere a light fingering weight. The colors were irresistible.

And then there was the work of combining the yarns so they would be a weight I was willing to knit with.

And then there was the tangling.

It took nearly an entire day, but eventually I created this gradient:

It’s a little splitty and a slow to work with, but darn is it pretty.