Thank you so much for all the love you've shown for my very first shawl design. Last week when I revealed the two versions I made - sizes S and L, see this blog post -  I also asked you for some name inspiration. Well......I received so many lovely suggestions that it was really hard to choose one, so I went with the name that had the nicest ring to it, I had positive associations...

It's a wrap! Excuse the pun, I couldn't help myself. My very first shawl/wrap design is finished! I loved designing and making it because it's such a relaxing project. I usually design small motifs with lots of different colours, so it was really a new experience to make something in a single colour that I could work on for a few hours in a row. I'll publish the pattern here on my blog next...

In my previous post, I showed you the Whirlette yarn I got for a new relaxing yet exciting project. I say exciting because I'm designing something I've never tried before: a shawl, or rather a wrap, because the shape I've decided on is just perfect to envelop yourself in very snuggly. In the photo above it looks as if I've already finished, but I'm about half-way through this top to bottom...

All black! Yes, I love black, which may come as a surprise to you as most of my designs are very colourful. Just look at my Etsy or Ravelry shop and you'll see the most colourful palettes. But for this shawl design I'm envisioning, I've selected black because I usually only wear black and I want to wear it myself (and as you can see in the pic, I've already chosen the accessories...