I’ve never been a big fan of openwork, but it seems that was mostly because I wasn’t looking at the right patterns. And then I chanced upon Anna Victoria’s page on Ravelry and boom! I was in love.
The Mermaid’s Lair lace shawl looks just amazing…yet the paten seems surprisingly doable! She has instructions for beads but I’ll stick with just yarn for now.
Isn’t that just lovely?
I was lucky to find an amazing fade (7 skeins! 50 gr each! How awesome is that?) at the Stitch Noir booth at the Almonte Fibre Fest. Although many colourways called to me (and there were soooo many) I chose this because it’s for a friend. Also Mermaid, so blue, right? The best part is that there will likely be enough leftover yarn for a fade for me :)










