Zen Shawl

Warning! Warning! Picture of crochet!

Finished up the Berrocco Zen shawl last night (the color is Raku):



You may be able to see the bit of sheen that the Zen fiber has -- it's a ribbon, half cotton and half nylon. This will be useful for the office, which is too cold in the summer, due to the combination of air conditioning and summer clothing.

I learned to crochet before I learned to knit (this was long long ago), but I don't usually enjoy it as much. This was a pleasant project, though -- quite and extremely mindless, making it a good talking-to-relatives-whilst-on-vacation project. I'm not fond of the texture of crochet for most garments, though I do like it for shawls such as this.

I like crochet best for items such as retro pineapple doilies made with variegated threads. But you can only use so many of those in a house at one time. Especially if you have already covered up all the flat surfaces in the house with untidy messes hinting at either creativity or -- well -- untidiness.

Hence, all my pineapple doilies are packed away.