Quick and Easy Shawl Clasp

I haven't used this shawl because it wasn't long enough to stay securely on my shoulders, and I couldn't find a shawl pin that I liked. I had been looking for one that wouldn't poke into my skin every time I moved. So, I searched through my stash for a button with a large shank, and within a few minutes had a way to secure this over my shoulders.

It was easy to do - 

I simply threaded a hair elastic through the shank of a button and wrapped it around itself. Now when I want to use it, I just slip the elastic through some of the lace of the shawl, and pull it up a stitch or two away, wrapping it back around the button.

Pattern: Fossil & Bone by Sylvia McFadden, ravelry.
Yarn: Worsted Hand Dyes from Blue Sky Fibers.

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So satisfying to come up with a quick and easy solution to something I'd been thinking about for a while.

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