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12
Feb
2013

Ghosts & Mirrors

Ghosts & Mirrors is now available for purchase as a download, for $6.00 either on Ravelry, or directly through the blog … buy now

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Elegant. Delicate. Luxurious.
The shawl ghosts across the shoulders, and triangles mirror themselves to create this geometric stitch pattern.
This is a simple rectangular shawl with a crisp clear stitch pattern, and a generous garter stitch border. Pair it with a simple black dress, and a beautiful shawl pin, to make it the epitome of understated elegance.
Knit in one piece from cast on to bind off, this pattern uses one skein of lace weight yarn to create a warm but delicate shawl, designed to stun. The vertical lines of the stitch pattern draw the eye all the way up the shawl, while the understated garter border holds it all together.

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Yarn: 875 yards (800 meters), lace weight
Shown in: Bittersweet Woolery, “Sweet Nothings Silken”; 1 skein, 875 yards (800 meters)/skein, colorway ‘Ghost Violet’

Needles: US size 3 (3.25 mm) 32 inch (80 cm) circular or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions: 3 stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge: 22 sts/4 inches; 36 rows/4 inches (22 sts/10 cm; 36 rows/10 cm) in washed and blocked stockinette

Blocked Dimensions: 12 inches (30.5 cm) wide, blocked; 50 inches (127 cm) long blocked

Skills Used: casting on, binding off, knitting, purling, k2tog, ssk, sk2p, yo, weaving in ends, blocking lace

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8
Jan
2013

Asymmetrical Bluebells

Asymmetrical Bluebells is now available for purchase as a download, for $6.00 either on Ravelry, or directly through the blog … buy now

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Worked all in one piece, Asymmetrical Bluebells is a long shallow triangular shawl, with a simple sawtooth edging all along one edge, and a smattering of stylized flower motifs scattered across a garter stitch background.

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The long triangular shape makes it perfect for draping across the shoulders as a shawl, or wrapping around the neck as a scarf. This shawl begins by casting on 3 stitches at one end, and is then worked side to side, with one increase every 6th row along one edge.

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Originally knit & shown in handspun, Malabrigo sock (2 skeins) makes a wonderful substitute.

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Yarn: 750 yards (668 meters), light fingering weight
Shown in: handspun; 1 skein, 750 yards (668 meters)/skein, colorway ‘citrus’ Yarn Substitution: Malabrigo Sock; 2 skeins, 440 yards (402 meters)/skein

Needles: US size 5 (3.75 mm) 40 inch (100 cm) circular, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions: tapestry needle, 3 stitch markers (I found it useful to have 2 stitch markers be one color/style, and the 3rd stitch marker be a different color/style)

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Gauge: 24 sts/4 inches; 38 rows/4 inches (24 sts/10 cm; 38 rows/10 cm) in washed and blocked garter stitch

Blocked Dimensions: 64 inches (162.5 cm) across top edge; 22 inches (56 cm) down final edge; 67 inches (170 cm) along long diagonal edge, blocked

Skills Used: cast on, bind off, knitting and purling, k2tog, ssk, p2tog k3tog, sk2p, yo, make 1, using stitch markers, weaving in ends, blocking lace

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13
Nov
2012

Kora

Kora is now available for purchase as a download, for $6.00 either on Ravelry, or directly through the blog … buy now

This shawl came out of my desire for a simple project that didn’t take much thought and that would travel well. So I designed a shawl that would combine large sections of garter stitch with smaller portions of simple lace patterning. The combination of cushy garter stitch and simple lace make for relaxing knitting and a cozy finished object.

Knit in one piece from the top down, this shawl begins by casting on 12 stitches at the back of the neck and increasing eight stitches every other row to shape the shawl into a circle. But the fact that the piece is knit back and forth means that there is a slit from what would be the very center of the circle to the outer hem.
This construction lets the shawl curves easily around the shoulders and stays where you put it. It also means that this shawl could easily be turned into a circular shawl.

Yarn: 840 yards (768 meters), light fingering weight
Shown in: Madelinetosh, “Tosh Merino Light”; 2 skeins, 420 yards (384 meters)/skein, colorway ‘composition book grey’

Needles: US size 8 (5.00 mm) 40 inch (100 cm) circular, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions: 9 stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge: 21 sts/4 inches; 34 rows/4 inches (30 sts/10 cm; 32 rows/10 cm) in washed and blocked garter stitch

Blocked Dimensions: 18 inches (46 cm) down the center back

Skills Used: cast on, bind off, knitting and purling, k2tog, ssk, yo, k2togtbl, weaving in ends, blocking lace