I’ve designed four different crescent shawls over the years and it’s a shape I really enjoy knitting. It’s a shape that we usually knit from either the bottom to the top or from the top down. Bottom-Up Crescent Shawls Two of my crescent-shaped shawl patterns …
Shawls
I Knitted a New Blended Shawl!
My Blended Shawl pattern is perfect for using up sock and fingering-weight yarn leftovers. I knitted a flurry of shawls during the fall and late summer and ended up with a lot of leftover bits in very complementary colours. So what else was there to …
Introducing… The From Summer To Fall Shawl!
I love a big oversized kite-shaped shawl in the fall. It almost doubles as a sweater. My new shawl pattern, From Summer To Fall, will do just what it says. It’ll take you from summer to fall. I chose a bright summer colour plus two …
Beautiful Yarns and Beautiful Shawls
I recently knitted new versions of two of my own shawls – Lovely Eyelets and 8 simple Stripes. Re-knitting an older and well-loved pattern is always fun. Revisiting an old pattern refreshes my memory and also puts fresh eyes on an old pattern which sometimes …
Introducing… Lovely Stripes!
Here it is! It’s the original Lovely Stripes Shawl and the pattern is available now. What started as a little experiment in combining features of two other patterns turned into a delightful new creation. I chose to use a mini-skein set plus an additional colour …
Knitting Lovely Stripes With A Koigu Mini-Skein Set
If you follow me on Instagram you’ve seen two versions of my latest shawl pattern Lovely Stripes. There’s the original version in shades of purple that the pattern was written for. It uses a five-skein set of SweetGeorgia mini skeins. The mini skeins are 28 …
Introducing… The Herb Garden Shawl!
The lovely lace border of my new Herb Garden Shawl pattern reminds me of the buds, leaves, and beautiful variety of a herb garden, especially in this beautiful green. Just like the Dazzling Daffodils Shawl, this one is also a sideways garter and lace shawl …