Pavo Etini Trinity

I'll call this one "The Shortest Love Affair That Never Happened"

I think the first time I ever heard about Pavo was on the swap. The word Etini kept showing up in every second post and I had no clue what people were talking about. Is this a brand? Is this a sub-brand of something else? What the heck is an Etini?!

When I found out my friend actually owned one, I went over to her place to check it out. She, at the time, had a Poinsettia and I was not impressed. First off, a red wrap. That's a big X in my books. I also found it looked quite grandmotherly, and it was very heavy with too much detail to the weave. I soon forgot about that wrap, and she sold it and that was that.

Fast forward a few months later and Trinity is released on St Patrick's Day. The same friend scored one, and recently it made it's way to my house for the sake of blog research.

I chose a sunny park day to try it out.

 First off, I think this is definitely the thickest, most difficult wrap I have ever used. Wow. I was expecting a thicktini, but I was SO not expecting this! This is a completely different Pavo. To be honest, I'm STILL not sure what to think. There are so many people who rave about these wraps that I thought for sure I would fall in love, but alas, there was no love for me and Trinity. (Except the colour, which was to die for! Absolutely stunning. So bright, a wonderful green. I'm not a fan of Etini Holly, but Trinity is my jam for sure.)

I found it took a lot of effort to tighten enough so that it was comfortable. My husband actually said, "wow, he looks so happy back there, it's nice and loose and he has all sorts of space." Um, thanks, but that's not exactly going to be good for my back.

This was also a size 4, and I found it wrapped closer to a 3 because of the weight. You'll see in this delicious shot (money shot!) the beautiful ginormous knot it made. Hello, trinity! Still love that colour. But, the weave and the design. Please don't throw stuff at me, but it is SO not me. I find it very fancy and formal, and the weave, with all the skips and loops, is just too much. I am a jeans and t-shirt kinda gal and this requires a little more effort. Also- grandmother's drapes? This totally reminds me of a luxurious textile my Nana would have had in her house. Pretty, but let me have my youth.

I will be honest, and say I only had Trinity for 2 days before she was whisked away and sold by my friend. I would like to get my hands on a thintini to try it out, because I think I *may* be able to handle one. I'd love to get a coal and dye it a fun, bright colour. Stay tuned. It'll probably happen.