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April 4, 2025April 3, 2025

Free Pattern Friday – Garden Tulip Shawl

It’s Friday again, and that means you get another pattern on us. You’re in for a treat with this one! Designed by Afifa Sayeed, the Garden Tulip Shawl is easy and breezy, with a center lace panel framed by fields of garter stitch. The floral beauty of this shawl is enhanced by delicate color transitions and a picot edging. Just a little fun, just a little flirty!

Rico Design’s Creative Cotton Camouflage boasts a stunning 634 yards in a single 200 gram ball, and guess what that means? You can make this shawl with only one ball of yarn! With a blend of 45% acrylic, 44% cotton, and 11% polyamide, this knits up into a super-soft and squooshy fabric with just the right amount of drape.

Creative Cotton Camouflage is 15% off through Sunday, so all you need to do is purchase ONE skein, and you’ve got it made! Or you soon will, anyway.

Better get stitching!

Chloe

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019

Free Pattern Friday – Glider Shawl

It’s Free Pattern Friday!

Woman wearing purple shawl knit in Universal Yarn Finn.

Today, the Glider Shawl in Finn (pattern link here). Perfect for a breezy day or a night out, this shawl adds warmth without the bulk. Originally part of the Vibrance in Lace collection from last Fall, we’ve decided to set this lovely pattern free.

Woman wearing a purple shawl knit in Universal Yarn Finn.

Finn, a yarn featuring a blend of superwash merino, alpaca, and acrylic, is the perfect match for this pattern. It is soft to touch, with a subtle halo thanks to the alpaca. I don’t know about you, but something about halo-y yarn and lace makes my heart sing.

Knit from the bottom up, beginning with the tip, the shawl’s original shape adds decorative interest to any outfit. The lace panel in the back adds a delicate and feminine touch, while the rest of the shawl is worked in simple, soothing garter stitch. Draped around your shoulders or worn bandana-style, the Glider Shawl is sure to become a multi-season favorite.

A woman wearing a purple shawl knit in Universal Yarn Finn, shown from the front.

We hope you have a relaxing weekend filled yarn-y goodness. Happy Crafting!

March 16, 2014March 16, 2014

Sunday Swatch – Poems Forte

Today’s swatch is in Poems Forte.

I say “swatch” but it seems to have turned into a scarf. I cast on at my local knit night and with all the good conversation and company, my little swatch ran away from me. I found myself at the end of the ball, wondering where the time had gone. And no wonder – on 10mm(US15) needles, this yarn knits up quickly.

This 12-stitch swatch used one ball of Poems Forte (colorway 1003 English Garden) and turned out to be 5 inches wide and 50 inches long – the 90 yards of super bulky wool went a long way.

This is a yarn I’ve been wanting to work with for a while. Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton uses Poems Forte in her popular design Camilla from Wisdom Book 4: Poems Windfall. I love the way she uses a system of yarn overs to create a fabric that is both thick and airy. What a lovely texture.

While poking around on Ravelry, I also stumbled across this gorgeous cowl knitted by raveler Miller1218. She modified the Swirling Cowl, a super-superbulky design to work on size 13 needles with less than a ball of Poems Forte in color 1007 Bursa, and the result is fabulous. This would be great to knock out at the next knit night. Based on experience, I know it’ll go quickly.