Category: shawls

  • TFA Year in Colour: Uxbridge Shawl

    Awhile ago Tanis emailed me, asking if I’d be interested in contributing a pattern for her new yarn club, the Year in Colour. Every other month you get a skein of fingering weight yarn in either merino or merino/cashmere/nylon, and a one-skein pattern to go with!

    My month was September, and here’s my Uxbridge Shawl.

    uxbridge shawl

    This shawl features a stretchy lace mesh and ruffled edging in Tanis purple label – it’s so soft, and I love the colour! The pattern will be exclusive to the club until 2012, but you can still sign up for the Year in Colour and receive all the past yarns and patterns together!

  • FO: peacock feathers

    Peacock Feathers, finished

    Peacock Feathers, finished

    Peacock Feathers Shawl
    Pattern: Peacock Feathers Shawl from Fiddlesticks
    Yarn: teal laceweight cashmere, purchased from Skaska designs at Rhinebeck 2008
    Needles: 2.25mm (I wanted a smaller shawl)
    Started: January 2009
    Finished: June 2011

    Yeah, it took me a long time to knit this. I started it on my trip to Asia in early 2009, but it languished for ages after I got back. I would pick it up and work on it furiously for a few days, then set it aside again for months. The pattern is very well written and easy to follow, but it’s still hard for me sometimes to find time to knit something that isn’t work and especially something with so many charts!

    I’m really happy with it. I think it’s one of the prettiest things I’ve ever knit.

    Peacock Feathers, finished

  • Ilkley Shawl

    I worked on this shawl while traveling in the UK, and I’m very excited to share it with you all!

    Ilkley Shawl

    Ilkley Shawl

    ILKLEY SHAWL
    Ilkley is a triangular shawl, knit from the bottom up – you start with lots of stitches but start decreasing right away! No casting off hundreds of stitches. Shown in two sizes, a two-colour smaller scarf and a five-colour ombre version in a larger shawl size. The non-lacy stitch pattern is cushy yet airy, and easy to work! Perfect for small amounts of sock yarns or handspuns.

    Special thanks to Victoria Panos for modeling. http://www.wildthingscreations.ca/
    Technical Editing by Jaya Purswani. http://www.windchains.com

    Ilkley Shawl

    SIZES
    Scarf (Shawl)
    Scarf is 48” / 122cm across the top, 19” / 48cm deep at centre back; shown in silver/burgundy
    Shawl is 60” / 152cm across the top, 25” / 64cm deep at centre back; shown in brown/orange/yellow

    MATERIALS
    YARN
    Fingering weight yarn
    370 yds / 334m total for Scarf
    575 yds / 525m total for Shawl

    Scarf size shown in Handmaiden Casbah (81% superwash merino, 10% nylon, 9% cashmere; 357 yds / 325m per 4 oz / 115g skein)
    MC: Smoke, 260 yds / 234m
    CC: Burgundy/blue/gold (colourway unknown), 110 yds / 100m

    Shawl size shown in Spud & Chloe Fine (80% wool, 20% silk; 248 yds / 227m per 2 oz / 65g skein), 2 skeins of MC and 1 skein of each contrast colour
    MC: Dachshund #7803, 400 yds / 365m
    CC1: Orangutan #7819, 80 yds / 73m
    CC2: Clementine #7802, 60 yds / 55m
    CC3: Goldfish #7817, 25 yds / 23m
    CC4: Bumble Bee #7811, 10 yds / 9m

    NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
    US 5 / 3.75mm circular needle, 32” / 80cm or longer
    tapestry needle
    split or locking ring stitch markers

    Ilkley Shawl

    GAUGE
    18 sts / 36 rows = 4” / 10cm square in Garter Stitch, after blocking
    16 sts / 40 rows = 4” / 10cm square in Tweed Check stitch, after blocking
    Exact gauge is not critical for this project, though it will affect the amount of yardage required.

    MORE INFO
    3 page PDF pattern with colour photos and abbreviations list. Suitable for an adventurous beginner.

    Available through Ravelry, payment through Paypal (no accounts required).

    Fave the Ilkley Shawl on Ravelry!

    Ilkley Shawl

    Ilkley Shawl