Landscape Shawl

 

Decided to knit a small shawl for when I'm feeling chilly in the evening
Real Grandma stuff!!

I used this pattern before and liked the result

Made various modifications to the pattern
I varied the depth of the stocking stitch panels but kept the lace to 3 repeats until the last band
I made it longer and then used a picot cast off

Pattern: Easy Peazy Scarf/ Shawlette by Megan Delorme.
Yarn: Patons Kroy Socks
Colour: 55722 Landscape Stripes

NZ Possum Shawl

 I bought this lovely soft lace yarn when on holiday in New Zealand back in 2015

I really had no idea what I was going to do with it. I just knew that it was the softest yarn I had ever touched.  There wasn't a great selection of colour in the little local yarn store in Hastings but this soft blue aqua was the nicest.

It has sat in my stash ever since

Now that I am eliminating the stash, I had to find a good use for this

It most definitely was going to stay with me and not be gifted to someone else.  I searched and searched to find something appropriate.  The problem was that I only had two 50g balls.  In the end I accepted that I could make a short scarf or a small shawl.  

I didn't want a scarf so it became this shawl.  It really was an easy peasy pattern 

I love the final product but whether I will ever wear it is another question.

We'll see what happens this winter.  It is beautifully soft and will tuck inside a coat or jacket easily

This photo shows the pattern more clearly but the first photo has the colour right

Pattern: Easy Peazy Scarf/Shawlette  by Megan Delorme
Size: 22" deep by 44"wide
Yarn: Woolyarns New Zealand Bleached Possum
Colour: Aqua

Grey Chevron Shawl

Bought some lace weight yarn at The Fibre Garden in Jordan and decide to knit a shawl for Mum

I struggled to find a pattern which wasn't too open and which I could follow!!
As well it was hard to find a balance between lace yarn and needle sizes suggested in the patterns

In the end I found this which is an easy well written pattern.  I went down several sizes of needles and used 2.75 mm rather than the 3.5 mm suggested.  Maybe it was just that the bigger needles didn't have nice pointy lace tips. either way they were just too clumsy

By using smaller needles of course I got a firmer fabric and a smaller shawl but as this is just intended as a shoulder wrap it should be fine

I added one extra pattern to the row and did 29 pattern repeats which gave a decent size shawl once it was blocked

I had hoped for a more silvery colour than the dark grey but it is what it is

I am not sure that I would knit another at this weight it took a very long time to complete and I am not sure that it was worth the effort

Pattern:  Rectangular Chevron Shawl by Elisa Di Fiore
Size: 19” x 58”
Yarn: The Dye Guy Lace Time
Colour: Coal and Ash

Cream Spindrift Shawl

An easy knit. Hopefully for Mum to keep her warm in her new home
Not sure I like the crescent shape but that is not the fault of the pattern

The pattern was easy to follow and spot on for yarn
Loved the stitch counts!!

I added lace rows in the body of the shawl 

Pattern: Spindrift Shawl by Helen Stewart
Size: One size
Yarn: Patons Kroy Socks
Colour: Muslin

12 in 2012 #2

Here is my second project finished.

Pattern: Talbot Trail Shawl by Joan Janes
Yarn: Knit Picks Stroll Hand-Painted Fingering
Colour: Frosting

Joan owns the Little Red Mitten store in St Thomas, Ontario which is not too far away. Her patterns are always clear and easy to follow and of course it's not too hard for me to drop in if I have any problems.

This is actually the second of these shawls that I have knitted the first was for SECR and this one is for PN. Maybe I'll get around to one for me one day!!