2011 #6 Butterfly

Finished and blocked!

 

That's a yardstick, as usual, to show the size.

Why is it called Butterfly?

This was my solution to that odd place in the center top. I took two of the caterpillars in that one crazy yarn and fashioned this.

The top has a nice curve to it now, which will be perfect for keeping the shawl on one's shoulders.

Here are some other looks.

 

All the lace patterns were little bits and pieces from the Niebling book. The edge is very lacy, and I used size 17 needle and didn't compensate for the yarnovers, so that the size grew enough to be fluttery.

Then I bound off in dark purple and silver, for a dramatic finish.

I like this one a lot.