and the answer is NO! I found this pattern, Greek Revival Shawl, and fell in love with it. I knitted it in Louisa Harding Jasmine yarn, a cotton/bamboo/silk yarn with flecks of silver thread. I was torn in the choice of fiber, since cotton doesn't block easily to show off the pattern, but I wanted something with some weight to it for cool evenings when a lightweight wool shawl is not enough. I had 3 yards left from the 535 yards I started with. I was not able to finish the complete shawl, but there was enough to the body to go around the shoulders, so I felt justified in finishing it off. I think it might be too heavy if I had made it as deep as the pattern called for. On the pattern model, it goes down to about the backs of her knees, and that was a bit too much for me in the cotton. I enjoyed the knit enough that I might do it again in a lighter yarn and complete the entire pattern.
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