Self-Care Shawl
This shawl is the epitome of knitterly self-care: all of the sections have a rhythm you can really get into; it’s a great excuse to pair two complementarily lovely colors; the yarn is domestic, soft, gorgeous, and bouncy; and the final object is a big hug of a shawl, perfect for snuggling under after a day spent resisting and persisting. …
Muriel’s Shawl
On our way home from a few days visiting family on the Southern Oregon Coast (and hiding from record-breaking heat in Portland), we stopped at a coastal wayside named after a local woman named Muriel O. Ponsler where we looked for agates, splashed in the ocean, and shot photos of this delightfully bright and fun shawl. In my very casual …
Punch Bowl Shawl
Not only was this shawl the most deliciously delightful thing to knit, but I’m pleased as punch with how it all came together. I hope you find a deliciously pleasing combination for your own Punch Bowl Shawl. MaterialsFinished Measurements: 82″ across back, 16″ deep at center, after blocking.Yarn: approximately 600 yards total fingering-weight yarn. I used Cedar House Yarns Sapling …
59th Street Bridge Mittens
“Slow down, you move too fast…” These mittens are the perfect knitterly companion to the 59th Street Bridge Socks. Sized for pretty much everyone you know, you’ll be feelin’ particulary groovy as you knit up a gaggle of them. MaterialsFinished Measurements: Circumference at palm: 4.75 (5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5)“. Length of mitten, from cuff to tip: 5.75 …
Roll Out the Barrel
My grandmother loved polka music. Like, LOVED it. I used to help her out at these Wednesday night Party in the Parks in the local town square, selling popcorn and dancing with her in the gazebo. When I finished this cowl—which truly gave me the best knitting pleasure with every stitch—and Stefan suggested calling it the Barrel Cowl, the song …
Puget Sound Shawl
This is a shawl with almost endless creative possibilities. Make the small version for a quick one-skein-of-special-fingering-weight-yarn kind of project, and have a saucy kerchief that keeps you looking stylish while warming your neck. Grab a second skein for a luxurious wrap, OR create a gorgeous fade. Follow the original instructions for a piece that features increases AND decreases. Or, …
Persistence
What’s one to do when faced with the never-ending onslaught that is this new political reality? Plot and plan with friends. And knit, of course. This now includes the guide for the 2021 Temperature Project from ShannaJean, which will help you make a temperature wrap or scarf. It’s a printable guide, which includes a color-in thermometer and a monthly chart …