Skywalker Strikes Back

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I knitted my first Skywalker shawl four years ago as a project for Laura Nelkin’s Mastering Lace Shawls class on Craftsy.  Quite honestly, I’ve never really worn it until one day this winter when I was freezing and threw it over my shoulders, then I realized how nice it looked while I was on a zoom call! (True story!)  So, after wearing the shawl in several subsequent meetings, I decided to make a second shawl in a more neutral color.  I recalled this was a pretty quick & simple knit, so I decided to just make a second Skywalker… and, of course I’m calling it Skywalker Strikes Back!

The yarn is Knit Picks Stroll Tonal, which is a line I’m really into lately.  You know I get super picky about variegated/tonal yarn, but I think the color shifts here are subtle enough and I love how it turned out.

Just for fun, here is a picture of this shawl on the blocking board.  Can’t say enough how much I recommend investing in a set of lace blocking wires for projects like this!  If you have ever tried to pin out a straight edge on a shawl or scarf, you know how tedious it is and it rarely results in a perfectly straight edge. I was hesitant to buy them because I knew I’d use them so infrequently, but let me tell you, when it comes time to use them, you realize it was completely worth it!

yarn details

Knit Picks Stroll Tonal in Pearlescent
Fingering Weight
75% Fine Superwash Merino Wool & 25% Nylon
Machine Washable/Tumble Dry Low
$13.99 per 100g/462 yd skein
Purchased in December 2019

project details

pattern: “Skywalker” by Laura Nelkin, available as part of the Craftsy class Knit This: Mastering Lace Shawls
needles: size 5 nickel-plated circs
gauge: nope…
yarn used: 402 yards, 87 grams
finished size: about 40” on the long edge and 15” measured down the center
duration: February 25- March 29, 2020