I have started on the Medallion Shawl by Norah Gaughan from Vogue Knitting, which I fell in love with a little while ago. At first I choose a multicoloured green merino yarn that I simply adore. My original idea was that it would look a bit like seaweed, moss or fern. Imagine being wrapped in soft, velvety, squishy moss? Ah… I do not understand - is that not what every girl dreams about? My question, however, is not about the mossyness of the scarf, but if the lace pattern works with this yarn. Cool or fool?

My second swatch is made with Blu Sky Alpacas Organic Cotton. A simply divine yarn. I have wicked thoughts about mixing up the cotton hexagons with a few made out of Deeba Silk. Which is, if possible, an even more magical yarn. It would be a kind of white in white, matte and silk and very soft kind of scarf. Would that be asking for trouble or could it be interesting? I must have knitted this swatch five times, because I kept messing it up.

I cannot make up my mind. Please help me.