Shawl Pattern: Mela

This pattern is for any yarn, any gauge. Just choose your yarn and needles and follow the instructions.

Mela is an easy to knit garter stitch shawl, made interesting by an unusual asymmetrical construction. The different knitting directions are perfect to showcase interesting yarns. This pattern is for any yarn, any gauge but will work best with a yarn with long colour repeats. A variegated yarn will also work well and could be used for the body, with a plain yarn for section 4 for instance.

Difficulty
Advanced beginner

Yarn
Your choice of yarn weight
Shown in Next Multicolori sock yarn,
526 m / 576 yards used

Notions
Needles: Your choice of size circular needle
Accessories: Darning needle, 2 stitch markers

Necessary Skills
Picking up sts, Ktbl

Gauge
Not important for this pattern

Sizes
One size
about 160cm / 63” wide x 53cm / 21” tall

Pattern costs: $3.00

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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

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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:

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

Sunkissed Shawl Published on Knit Picks

I’m delighted to have my third pattern published on Knit Picks as part of their Independent Designer Program!

Pattern can be found here and more details are available here.

Sunkissed Shawl

Sunkissed is a bright and happy garter stitch shawl knit in two colours with lace sections that grow bigger as the shawl grows and a simple picot edging.The simple lace pattern makes it ideal for new knitters.

It can easily be made smaller or larger by doing more or less lace sections but remember that the given yardage is for the pattern as shown here.

Difficulty
Easy

Yarn
Colour A: 410m/448yards
Colour B: 185m/202yards
of sock yarn
Shown in Knit Picks Stroll Tonal, colour-ways Golden Glow (A) and Queen Anne (B)

Notions
Needles
4.0mm/US6 circular needle or size needles needed to obtain gauge
Accessories
1 darning needle
1 stitch marker

Necessary Skills
YO, K2tog

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

Size
One size fits all
167cm wide x 70cm tall
66” wide x 28” tall

Pattern costs: $1.99

Sunkissed is also part of The Shawl Collection.

You can see other versions on Ravelry here:

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:

Introducing Sunkissed

I just finished knitting my shawl, which is now named Sunkissed, somehow it just seems like the appropriate name. It’s just off the needles, so is still unblocked and is modeled by my – very happy looking – 5-year old! So, obviously, it’s too big for him!

Here are a few pictures, it will now be tested and should be published in about 10 days.

Heiner Shawl Progress

I’m progressing on my shawl and I like it so far. I’m still unsure what the edge will look like, one certainty only is that it will be in yellow!

New Shawl Project

While my cable shawlette is being tested, I started working on a new shawl design. I’m designing it as I’m knitting and it already looks different from the idea I started with. It’s a two-colour shawl, knit in garter stitch with lace-y areas. The shawl is knit from the top down and gets more lace-y towards the bottom.

Here’s a little preview

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.

Knit Picks Agate Capelet Finished

And now I can share as the new Felici colours have been released. Here are some pictures, colours are Marine Life and Boardwalk, beautiful colours!

Pattern available here for EUR 1.99

It’s Really Looking Lovely!

I really like the colour combination, and the Knit Picks yarn (Felici) is a joy to knit, super soft!

Knit Picks Independent Designer Program

I was super happy to find out that my Agate Capelet was pre-approved for the Knit Picks Independent Designer Program. This means that I now need to re-knit it in Knit Picks yarn to finalise the submission. I chose their sock yarn Felici for this pattern as I think it will work very well.

I have just started and it looks great so far, love it!

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