Laura Chau's Simple, Yet Effective Shawl knit in Farmhouse Yarns' Andy's Merino in Aruba

A good friend will soon celebrate her AARP-colonoscopy-milestone birthday and as such, deserves something handknit. This particular pal works at home, is easily chilled and is a bit of a Dead Head.

In an other time, we would have been grandmothers huddled by the fire in our shawls. But today we are huddled over our laptops. A chunky merino shawl with some cheek seemed like just the ticket.