Category: design

  • apologies for the delay

    Okay, finally the newer, corrected version of the Milkweed Shawl is up, and everyone who purchased it should have received a Ravelry message/email saying that it is available for download! Sorry for the delay and confusion, I had some technical difficulties.

    Currently on my needles, nearly done:

    squooshy softness

    The Malabrigo lace shrug/cardi thing. It’s kind of become a larger project than I intended, but I’m still pretty pleased. I think it’ll be nice when it’s done, although I’m not sure if I’ll be able to wear it since the temperatures are supposed to take a big jump next week!

    This is sorta how it’ll be worn – the sleeves are picked up from the side there to custom fit your arm, and then the excess space is sewn up.

    malabrigo cardi-shrug-thing

  • more milkweed

    First up, there are a couple of small omissions in the written instructions for Milkweed, in Chart D. Rows 64 and 66 were missing a yo, and Row 68 was missing a k6. These have been corrected, and you can download another version on Ravelry called “MilkweedShawlJune18”. I tried to send out a notification from Ravelry, but I don’t think it worked! Anyway, the chart remains the same.

    Now some photos of the prototype version that I actually knit first, out of Koigu.

    koigu milkweed prototype

    I used 2 skeins and had very little leftover. This one is still a bit smaller than the Casbah one because the koigu is thinner.

    milkweeds

    It was a case of me thinking I could remember what I knit after the fact to write the pattern, when I really couldn’t! So I ended up knitting up the Casbah one and writing down the pattern row by row as I went.

    I really love the Koigu version for the colours and the squishyness (yay garter stitch), but the pattern is somewhat obscured.

    koigu milkweed

  • milkweed shawl

    I wouldn’t normally like to post two finished patterns so close together, but I’m just so excited about this one! Also, since it’s isn’t a sweater, it’ll give the non-sweater-knitters something to get in on the action ;)

    I love this small shawl – I’ve been wearing all my triangular shawls scrunched up as scarves for years. The original idea for this project was to use 2 skeins of Koigu that I had, and I knit a prototype in up (you can see it in a previous blog post) but I haven’t managed to take any finished photos! I will, just so you can see it in a more variegated yarn. This blue version is knitted in Handmaiden Casbah and is bigger than the Koigu version.

    Milkweed Shawl

    Milkweed Shawl

    This little reversible shawl is super quick to knit and perfect to drape over your shoulders or wrap around your neck for that little bit of warmth (especially against over-zealous air conditioning!).

    Perfect for that special ball of sock yarn or handspun that you’ve got hidden away in your stash. And if you don’t have one of those, pick some up!

    Technical Editing by Kim McBrien.

    Milkweed Shawl

    SIZE
    54 inches / 137 cm across straight edge of shawl; 19 inches / 48 cm deep down centre.

    MATERIALS
    350 yards / 320 m of fingering weight yarn
    Shown in Handmaiden Casbah (one 115g skein).

    3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles, at least 24 inches long
    tapestry needle

    Milkweed Shawl

    PATTERN NOTES
    Shawl is knit from the centre back neck down in garter stitch (all rows are knit). Both charted and written directions are given.

    7-page PDF pattern contains 6 charts in full colour.

    Payment by Paypal (balance or credit card; no account needed) and downloads by Ravelry (no account needed).

    $5.00 CAD

    Note: As of July 5, 2010, sales tax will be added to this price for all Canadian residents only. The rates are: British Columbia 12%; Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador 13%; Nova Scotia 15%; and everywhere else in Canada 5% GST. Tax will be added in the Paypal payment process.

    Milkweed Shawl