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Free Pattern Friday – Incarnadine Shawl

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

Crocheted pink striped shawl

Today, the Incarnadine Shawl crocheted in Alpaculence (pattern link).

Combine a top-down triangular shell stitch pattern with self-striping yarn, and what do you get?

Gradually widening color repeats in a beautiful shawl.

The border is added afterwards, for narrow bands of color in glittering superfine Alpaculence.

You can easily adjust the size of this shawl, taking care to ensure you’re starting from a multiple of 8 plus 2 chain stitches.  The pattern is both written and charted, for your convenience.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend full of beauty.

Happy crafting!

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Free Pattern – Halfway Home Shawl

When we launch a new yarn, as we did this year with Finn, we also publish free patterns made in that yarn so that crafters can have instant inspiration.  Halfway Home was one of several published this Spring that never got their day on the blog.  Time to fix that!

Woman looking over shoulder wearing purple knit lace shawl

This is Amy Gunderson’s Halfway Home Shawl in Finn (pattern link).

Violet shawl knitted in Finn yarn.

It’s lovely worn, but I also had to take a picture of it here in the studio just to show its striking shape.

Woman outdoors wearing garter stitch and lace knit shawl

The corner that the model is holding is the starting point for this slightly oblong shawl.  It begins with just 7 stitches. Five Herringbone Lace Columns grow out of the left side of the shawl and are continued up to the top edge.

Young woman modeling knitted triangular purple shawl

Increases occur only at the left side of the piece, creating a right triangle shape. The lace pattern is an easy-to-memorize 4-row repeat.

Two balls of Finn yarn from Universal Yarn

We use Finn, a blend of acrylic, superwash merino, and enough alpaca to give it a bit of a halo.  It’s a nice touch of luxury.

Detail closeup of purple shawl crafted in Universal Yarn Finn

It’s easy to customize size in this shawl, as most of the body is maintained in garter stitch. Just be sure to reserve enough yarn for the final 10 rows of garter stitch and you’re good!

Have a great week – and happy crafting!

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Free Pattern Friday – Tidal Shawl

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

Variegated blue shawl knit in Little Bird and Little Bird Colors yarn

Today, the Tidal Shawl in Little Bird and Little Bird Colors (pattern link).

Shawl knitting in the summertime? Yes, please.

rear view of triangular knitted blue striped shawl

We hate to give up an entire category of projects, just because the temperature’s risen a little.  That’s what makes Little Bird and Little Bird Colors great for this project.  They’re 100% microfiber acrylic, so you won’t overheat with the project in your lap while knitting.

Close up of eyelet stitch pattern in knitted Little Bird shawl

The Tidal Shawl uses one solid color and one self-striping, for a nicely coordinated feel.  A textured stitch is combined with little eyelets for a texture that lets individual stitches of the solids and stripes show through each other – a nice blending of colors.

Woman's hands holding edge of shawl knitted with i-cord bind-off

Work it top-down, and finish with a neat i-cord bind-off.  Presto.  A gorgeous shawl you can wear year-round.

I love the blues that give the Tidal Shawl its name, but you might like something different.  Maybe a Sunshine Shawl?

103 Angel Peach
208 Twirl

Or a Blues and Berries Shawl?

109 Peacock
202 Harmonize

There are boundless possibilities.

Happy crafting!

woman laughing wearing knitted blue shawl

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Free Pattern Friday – Malawi Earrings

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

Today, Malawi Earrings in Yashi and Yashi Iro (pattern link here).

Hot enough for ya? It is here, so we’re looking with delight at some of the great designs in Yashi and Yashi Iro 100% raffia that are out there.  We saw Gwen Buttke McGannon’s First Light Rug in the Summer 18 issue of Interweave Crochet and thought, “yes.  that’s what we need.”

Something cool and light.  And as always, designer Rachel Brockman does not disappoint.

These fun summer accessories don’t take much work, but they look great.

All the notions  you need are some jewelry findings, and a crochet hook to pull your favorite colors of Yashi into a loop.

If you can make fringe, you can make this jewelry.

A few beads to finish them off, and you’re set.

We hope you have a fantastic weekend, and that you stay cool.

Happy crafting!

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Free Pattern Friday – Right Turn Shawl

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

Today, the Right Turn Shawl in Bamboo Pop (pattern link).

This is Amy Gunderson’s design, but she kindly let me name this shawl Right Turn.  At the time, it reminded me of a particularly colorful city street.  However, I may have mis-named it.  Sure, it looks like it veers sharply, but that’s not what the construction actually does.

You start at the top, and do an increase on either side of the center spine and at each edge.  So really, it’s more like a gradual broadening of the horizon as you keep going.

Begin with garter stitch, then move to slip-stitch to easily make the two-color stripes.  Back to garter, then polish it off with an i-cord bind-off.

It’s made in Bamboo Pop, a great summertime yarn that has 52 colors.  It’d be easy to have the stripes accent whatever color is most prevalent in your wardrobe.

We hope you have a fantastic weekend.

Happy crafting!

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Free Pattern Friday – Nebula Stole

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

Blue and white brioche knit stole in Classic Shades Sequins Lite yarn

Today, the Nebula Stole in Classic Shades Sequins Lite (pattern link here).

I’m a big fan of one-color brioche, but I had never done two-color brioche before tackling Rachel Brockman’s Sweet Little Cowl in Cottonwood.  I don’t know why I thought it was going to be hard.  It’s not.  Rachel shares another brioche pattern here, this one knitted flat.

brioche knit fabric held in place by Jul Designs shawl pin
Shawl pin by Jul Designs

The great thing about the Nebula Stole is that it’s reversible – it’ll look stunning with either side facing out, which opens up a world of possibilities in styling.

Brioche knitted stole wrapped around dressform

The texture in this pattern really help the sequins in Classic Shades Sequins Lite catch the light.

Detail including sequins in yarn of two color brioche knit stole

Whether your idea of “nebula” is this…

Composite image of the Crab nebula
The final frontier.

…or this…

Watch out, Thanos.

…we think this celestial project fits the bill.

Have a great weekend, and happy crafting!

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Free Pattern Friday – Citrus Pouch

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

Today, the Citrus Pouch in Good Earth and Good Earth Multi (pattern link here).

I’ll tell you, we’re lucky to have found designer Rachel Brockman.  Here, she has created a practical and cute little notions pouch in Good Earth cotton/linen blend.

The pouch is worked in two separate rectangles which are seamed together.  Then add the zipper, and voila!

The orange sections are a 10-stitch repeat that’s charted in the pattern.   For those who loved last week’s Spring Stripe Rug but wanted some practice on tapestry crochet first, this is a great little project that uses the same technique.

We hope you have an awesome weekend.  Now I’m off to fix up a little Springtime Citrus Cooler – the Citrus Pouch gave me a craving!

Happy crafting!

 

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Free Pattern Friday – Spellbinder

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

Today, the Spellbinder Cowl in Alpaculence (pattern link here).

We named this the Spellbinder for obvious reasons – it’s simply spellbinding.

Knitted pink and gray lace cowl pinned at the shoulder with a pewter shawl pin
Alhambra shawl pin courtesy of Jul Designs (http://juldesigns.com/)

An easy-to-memorize lace pattern in a single skein of soft, shimmering Alpaculence creates a beautiful, lightweight cowl that can easily be dressed up or down.

Be aware: the cowl shown took 92 grams of a 100 gram ball.  Be sure your gauge is correct to prevent the possibility of running out of yarn!  Swatching in advance can prevent trouble at the finish.

We hope you have a magical weekend.

Happy crafting!

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Free Pattern Friday – Scruncher Scarf

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

Today, the Scruncher Scarf in Whisper Lace and Cotton Supreme Batik (pattern link here).

I. Love. This. Pattern.

Look at how simple that is.  This is exactly the kind of pattern that I would have loved as a beginner, and that I still love when I want to make something beautiful and not look away from binge-watching Jessica Jones.

Because it’s dropped stitches on a larger needle (US size 10 1/2), this pattern makes the yarn go a long way.  One ball of Whisper Lace wool/silk for the solid bands, two balls of self-striping Cotton Supreme Batik for the wider variegated stripes.

Because the fabric is so loose and drapey, it scrunches up effortlessly – hence the name Scruncher Scarf.  Here it is in an alternate colorway, folded in half and wrapped for an accessory that straddles “skinny” and “full.”

Obviously, this would be a great one to experiment with, colorwise.  I’ll bet your LYS could put together some fantastic color combos.

We hope you have an amazing weekend.

Happy crafting!