Trabilein

*The Trabant (meaning: companion) is a little car that was produced in Eastern Germany during the years after the Second World War. It was the poor mans car it was something most people could afford, though waiting lists to get one were very long (up to 10 years!). It is a tiny car, can just about accommodate 4 people, doesnt drive very fast and has the most adorable 2-stroke engine sound.
I have dreamt of a Trabi since I was on a summer holiday in Hungary when I was 17. Back then I didnt have a drivers license yet, and my father and I talked about traveling back to one of the Eastern European countries after I got my drivers license, just to get me a car like that. It would be a fun project to work on restoring from scratch. Things dont always go as planned however, so I didnt get my Trabi until 15 years later, when I bought a newly restored one in Denmark.
This shawl is my tribute to my little Trabi the very Trabant typical sky blue of the yarn combined wi