obsession, or addiction?

Last week, I made Citron shawl.

I started it on Tuesday, and finished on Friday night.


It took exactly the same amount of yarn as a pair of socks.


I am not sure I have ever made fingering weight socks in 4 days, but this pattern was so addictive, that I simply could not stop.

I'm glad I didn't make it in lace weight, since I'm not sure it would have been a usable size for me. My dummy is a size 8, I'm a size 4 or 6 depending on the day. Just laid plain across the shoulders,

it doesn't cover much of the front.

But I do love the view from the back:

Then there's the option of draping it across like so

and I may just have to look for a little shawl pin next week at the Massachusetts Sheep and Woolcraft Fair. :)

Project is raveled HERE.

Pattern: Citron (knitty.com, Winter 2009)

Yarn: Noro Kureyon sock, color# S236, one skein.

Needle: size 6/4 mm, 32 in addi lace

I should note here that I did not have enough yarn to do the ruffle at the end. I opted for 4 garter stitch rows after the last (Section 5) increase, and then bound off. I rather like the clean edging, and am not sad that I didn't get a ruffle.

Oh yeah -- and the obsession part? It has to do with color....