The original yarns used are now discontinued so I substituted Wendy 'Party' in Camel #556 for the main panels, and Sirdar FOXY Badger for the fur trim. It is beautifully soft and warm.
My only problem with the pattern was on Row 3, a very simple row, but it could have been a bit more explicit with the instruction over the central part of the row where two increases take place. I finally figured out what I should be doing by examining the pattern photo with a magnifying glass.
I have two more shawls to crochet from this pattern, one for a friend in the USA and one for my eldest daughter. Several friends here in North Yorkshire have taken a liking to it also.
I obtained the Wendy 'Party' yarn from Kemps online shop, it was on special offer at 69 pence per 50g skein.
http://www.kempswoolshop.com/
and the Sirdar FOXY came from Linda at:
http://www.acornknittingyarns.co.uk/ via Ebay at a Buy it Now price which was very reasonable.
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