One of the neighborhoods in Portland that I used to spend a lot of time in is Sullivan’s Gulch, named after the Sullivan family. Timothy was a world-class traveler until settling in Portland and building his homestead. He met his wife, Margaret, in Tasmania in 1841. This shawlette seems the kind of thing a globe-trotting, practical 1800s woman would throw …
Cascade Range
When faced with a knitting deadline and a discerning recipient, reach for something unique, like this asymmetric-in-a-different-way shawlette. This pattern has directions for working the shawl in either fingering weight yarn OR aran/bulky weight yarn. Both result in a shawl roughly the same size, and notes for adjusting size are provided. MaterialsFinished Measurements: Triangle dimensions: 60” x 30” x 45”.Yarn: …
Bridges Shawl
This shawl is a tribute to the bridges of Portland, of which there are oh, so many. Knit this shawl as you traverse the many bridges of my fair city. MaterialsFinished Measurements: 84″ long from tip to tip, 24″ deep at center. Measured after blocking.Yarn: approximately 630 yards sport-weight yarn. Needles: US6/4mm circular needle, 24” or longer, or size needed …