Cretaceous Shawl

Cretaceous is a rather simple shawl, made interesting by an unusual construction. The different knitting directions are perfect to showcase interesting yarns. You can also knit it in one colour with great results.
It is a small shawl that feels like a nice hug due to its elasticity – obtained from the garter stitch and the knitting direction of the body.

Difficulty
Intermediate

Yarn
Your choice of sock or fingering yarn
350 m / 383 yards of colour A
243 m / 266 yards of colour B
or 593 m / 649 yards of 1 colour
Shown in Regia Best of Effects, Color Effekt in colour 06807 (colour A) and Tyrannosaurus Knits, Velociraptor Socks in Autumn Ale (colour B)

Notions
Needles: 3.5mm/US4 circular needle or size needles needed to obtain gauge
Accessories: Darning needle, 1 stitch marker

Necessary Skills
Picking up sts, Ktbl, Ptbl, K2/3tog, SSK, P2/3tog, SSP, Kfbf

Gauge
20 sts x 46 rows / 10 cm – 4” in garter stitch
(before blocking)

Sizes
One size
about 170 cm / 67” wide x 60 cm / 24” tall

Pattern costs: $5.00

See more projects on Ravelry:

Some Blocked Pictures of New Pattern

My shawl is now blocked and the testers are at work. Here are a few pictures I took of it.

New Pattern is Being Tested

Yesterday, I was posting a little sneak peek at my latest pattern, Cretaceous. Well, it’s now ready and being tested and should be published in a couple of weeks. It’s a two-colour shawl with an unusual construction.

I don’t have great pictures just yet as it is currently blocking, but here’s a little look at it:

Sneak Peek at New Design

I’m working on a new design, here’s a little sneak peek, I love that brown yarn, it’s very yummy!

The Shawl Collection

I decided to sell 4 of my shawl patterns as a set, The Shawl Collection. It is composed of the Ederra Shawlette, the Sunkissed Shawl, Twirly Wrap and the Agate Capelet.

The set costs $10.00

Twirly Wrap

This pattern is available in English and German
Deutsche Anleitung sind auch dabei!

A simple shawlette, knit sideways. It can also be used as a scarf.

I designed it to use only one skein of sock yarn. It is an easy knit with a simple cable border, perfect for cable beginners.
Instructions are also given to knit it with less than a skein by using exactly the amount of yarn available.

This pattern will work well with all kinds of yarn: plain, variegated or striped.

Notions
Needles
4mm straight needles (or circular needle) or size needles needed to obtain gauge
1 cable needle
Accessories
1 stitch marker

Necessary Skills
Kfb, easy cable

Gauge
24 sts x 40 rows / 10 cm – 4” in garter stitch

Size
One size fits all
160cm/63” wide x 35cm/14” tall

Pattern costs: $2.75

Twirly Wrap is also part of The Shawl Collection.

You can see other versions on Ravelry here:

Cable Shawlette to be Tested

My Cable Shawlette pattern is now ready to be tested. If you are interested in being a tester, check here.

I still need a name for it, any suggestions, fire away!

A Very Bright Shawlette

I just blocked my Tausendschön shawlette. The least you can say about it is that is is bright! No worries though, I love bright and colourful.

I will write the pattern with some modifications and re-knit it in a plain colour to show off the pattern better. The pattern is thought especially for one skein of sock yarn.

Here are a few pictures

Working on a Shawl Pattern in Tausendschön

And here is a little preview, the body is in garter stitch and it has a cable border.
I’m using a Tausendschön hand-dyed sock yarn, the colourway is called Paul Krämer.

New Pattern: Agate Capelet

I just published my new capelet pattern, Agate.

It is made out of two different colour-ways of sock yarn. I designed it specifically with the Zauberball in mind, but any sock yarn with long colour repeats will have the same effect. Of course, you can also use two plain colours. It is named after the stone agate. A geologist pointed out to me that it looked like an agate, so Agate it had to be.

Here are a few pictures, including an agate, so you can see the likeness.

Pattern costs $1.99

The Agate Capelet is also part of The Shawl Collection.

More details on the pattern are available on Ravelry:

Pattern in 2 sizes: Women S/M – Women L/XL

Pictures of Loki Baby Set

It’s now blocked and, here is what it looks like:

I’m working on the sizing and will write the pattern shortly.

Agate Capelet is up for Testing

A few pictures of my latest design, a capelet. It is named after the stone agate. A geologist pointed out to me that it looked like an agate, so Agate it had to be! It is now up for testing, check here if you are interested and reply in the thread.

It is made out of two different colourways of sock yarn. I designed it specifically with the Zauberball in mind, but any sock yarn with long colour repeats will have the same effect. Of course, you can also use two plain colours.

Finished Knitting New Pattern

It’s blocking right now, I will post more pictures once it’s dry. Stay tuned…

Working on a New Design

As I’m finished knitting the baby set, I have started a new project, which will also be a new pattern. Here is a little preview. Any guesses? All I can say is that the yarn is Zauberball by Schoppel Wolle in two different colourways.

Introducing Loki Baby Set

I have finished the hat to match my baby vest and decided that that would be it for the set: a vest and a hat. I am naming it Loki, after one of my friend’s baby boy born last September.

Here are the first pictures, it still needs blocking, but it should give you a good idea. I now need to work on sizing and pattern writing before getting it tested.

This version is size 3 months

Hat to Match the Vest

A little preview, still in progress…

The Vest is Ready, but…

OK, now that I have finished the vest, I realise that I would like to do the hat differently and the booties possibly too. Or, maybe I will have socks instead of booties. The different possibilities are dancing in my mind and I’m just not sure right now. I will get working on a different hat pattern right now and will decide once it’s done whether it is booties or socks.

Here’s the vest finished, although it is still unblocked.

Getting There…

Another update on the baby vest
It’s going along as planned so far…

Vest Preview

A sneak preview at my new baby vest pattern. I started knitting today. I think it’s turning well…

And we Have a Hat

The baby set’s hat is just finished, I can now get working on the vest. I decided that the vest would be in a plain colour matching the booties and hat as I think it would be a bit too much to have three pieces in this same yarn.

Here are a few pics, I don’t have a baby at hand for modeling, so this baby does a lot of the modeling around here!