Gradient yarn kits are very popular lately and this beautiful Cloudy Skies triangular shawl makes great use of the four fingering/sock weight gradient colours in Red Sock Blue Sock Yarn’s Gradient Adventures kits. Worked from the top down, the pretty lace pattern is used consistently throughout …
Shawls
Introducing … the Contentment Shawl!
The Contentment Shawl is a pretty one-skein crescent-shaped shawl that is worked from the bottom up with a pretty lace border reminiscent of the lace pattern of the Contentment Cowl. The stockinette stitch body is shaped with short rows and finishes with a lovely eyelet edge at …
Introducing … the Spring Rain Shawl!
The Spring Rain Shawl is a lovely sideways shawl pattern that begins with 18 cast-on stitches, increases to the middle, and then decreases back down to 18 stitches. The leafy lace border is worked at the same time. One skein of fingering/sock yarn is all …
Introducing … Texture & Colour!
Texture & Colour is a new sideways asymmetrical, or bias, shawl. Like 8 Simple Stripes and Lovely Eyelets, it is worked from one corner point to the opposite edge. Easy increase (kfb) and decrease (k2tog) stitches are alternated to create a soft triangular shape. Texture & Colour …
Free Knitting Patterns: Jagged Triangular Scarf
My free Truly Triangular and Totally Triangular Scarf knitting patterns have been hugely popular. These triangular scarves are easy to work, can be worn as either a scarf or a shawl, and garter stitch scarves or shawls are always popular in the knitting world. One question …
Introducing … the Indulgence Wrap!
The Indulgence Wrap is the third pattern in the Winter Comfort Collection. This silky soft rectangular wrap is a truly indulgent shawl to wrap around the shoulders on a cold evening. Designed in a silk and merino DK weight yarn, this wrap drapes beautifully and knits up quickly. The yarn …
Changing Colours When Knitting Stripes 101
Knitting patterns that include different colour yarns make for beautiful projects. But does changing yarn colours make you nervous even with simple stripes? Don’t be nervous. Jump right in and choose the technique for changing colours that works best for you! My 8 Simple Stripes shawl …