After receiving her scarf, I promised to make her something that didn't contain a ton of mistakes. She told me that she wanted a shawl because as I mentioned before, she's always cold. After sifting through several patterns, I found one by Lion Brand called the Honest Warmth Shawl. I showed it to my mom, and she had a few recommendations for how to alter it and make it custom for her.
Instead of being a long triangle, we shortened it up. In order to keep the thickness on the arms, I decided to start about half way into the pattern, casting on 90 some stitches instead of the 3. I also decided that I didn't like the garter stitch pattern, so I did a more basic knit/purl combo.
When I was finished, it looked too plain. I didn't want to add fringe, because I didn't think the Lion Brand Homespun Yarn would work really well for fringing. I taught myself some more basic crochet to create a shell border around the shawl. The crochet part wasn't perfect, but it was a major accomplishment for me in the world of crochet!
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