Shawls

Now and then I come across a pattern that for whatever reason I fall in love with it. For me, Drachenfels is one of those patterns.

“Here be dragons, or so says the legend – though when you climb Drachenfels today you’ll find only the ruins of an ancient stronghold.

Stave off the chill wind with this cosy shawl, which pays homage to the dragon of lore with a slipped garter colorwork pattern that hints of scales.

It’s worked in garter stitch from tip to edge, then neatly finished with I-cord bind-off.” Melanie Berg, Designer

Of course, the designer had me planning my first project once dragons were mentioned in the name of this shawl pattern. I do love all things dragon-related and I loved everything about the Drachenfels Shawl the moment I saw it on Ravelry in 2014…[Read More]

My third revisit to the Drachenfels pattern was to knit a replacement for Drachenfels Shawl No. 1 which was destroyed in my sister’s house fire.

It was a gift for Pip but took me 28 months to complete after she had chosen the yarns that she liked.[Read More]

Drachenfels is a beautiful pattern designed by Melanie Berg. It is always tricky when you’ve knit the same shawl several times to know how to write about your thought processes without it becoming uninteresting for the person reading it! The second Drachenfels Shawl was completed this time using the luxurious Regia Premium Merino Yak sock yarn in autumnal colours.

For Drachenfels Shawl No. 2 I chose to use a yarn that was new to me at the time. After knitting the shawl, I brought the collection into the Yarn Shop as I loved knitting with it so much.[Read More]

Knitting the Exploration Station shawl designed by Stephen West has been on my to do list for several years. In June I finally  chose 4 of my own hand dyed 4ply yarns and cast on. I chose a light coloured yarn, 2 mid toned colours and a dark colour, 2 were from my Hand Dyed BFL and 2 were from my Hand Dyed Merino ranges.

“This top down semi-circle shawl begins with my favorite Westknits shortcut rows and yarn overs followed by two-color brioche ribbing, slipped stitches, stripes, and finally a beautiful chevron border. Choose 4 colors of yarn and enjoy the playful knitting journey!” Stephen West

I loved knitting this beautiful shawl, although I had been a bit worried about the brioche section but oddly enough, the slip stitch section was the one that seemed to take the longest time to knit. I actually found that I really enjoyed knitting the brioche section. [Read More]

Reyna Shawl is a lovely pattern designed by Noora Backlund. I think it is an amazing shawl and hard to believe it only used one skein! A perfect project in every way…

It is designed to use one skein of sock yarn in a variegated colourway. I decided to knit my Reyna Shawl using a ball of my Indulgence hand dyed gradient. Indulgence is our lovely new hand dyed gradient 4ply yarn. I think it shows off the delicate analogous colour scheme in this gradient perfectly.  All our gorgeous gradient yarns are unique and have a long gradient of colours making it the perfect choice for this style of shawl project.

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The Jujuy Shawl designed by Joji Locatelli is a crescent shaped shawl which is one of my favourite shawl styles. They drape beautifully when you’re wearing them.

I always bring a knitting project with me when I go on holiday, although usually I think I’ll have more knitting time than I do, and invariably bring at least one back up project too many. [Read More]

At the end of February I asked what my nieces would like for their birthdays that are two days apart in the third week of March. After some thought, Tara asked if I would knit her a shawl.

My sister Pip kindly photographed Tara wearing her Chadwick Shawl!

She remembered trying on the Chadwick Shawl that I knit for my mum a couple of years ago. She was hoping for a shawl that she could drape over her shoulders when she is sitting working at her desk in her bedroom and pin in place with a shawl pin![Read More]