The first project (the June project, that is) called for something smallish, only 400 yards, that reminds you of a favourite book/movie/tv series. I scrolled through my Ravelry favourites list for inspiration, and quickly came upon a little shawlette that I've been wanting to make for ages. It's named Henslowe, after Philip Henslowe, a real theatrical contemporary of Shakespeare, who was portrayed by Geoffrey Rush in one of my all-time favourite films, Shakespeare in Love.I chose madelinetosh for this project - their fingering weight wool single called Tosh Merino Light - in a colourway they call Cherry, but I see as many shades of fragrant roses.
I went down a needle size to get the specified gauge for the project, but having done so, it seems to have turned out a bit small for my tastes. It will work well as a scarf but isn't really sufficient for a shawl. It looks so lovely in this yarn, though (go ahead and click on that photo for a close up and try to deny it) that I am tempted to make another in a different colour, this time with two skeins, and make it both wider and taller in the garter stitch portion before doing the lace edging. Then again, there are so many things to make, that who ever has time to revisit something a second time?
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