I have a few photos for you this week as well as part two of the Shawl in Parts that I started last week.
I finally blocked the two little swonchos that I made and declared as finished last week. They really are finally, finally finished now. I really like them and will definitely be making more. I think that I like the length of the peach and the neck of the teal one more. I guess I should combine the two and have the best of both in one. I am going to develop a size range too.
I spent some evening time this week working on a cat hat and scarf set. It is sized for a kid from six to ten maybe and was fun to make. What do you think? Should I make more of these with different animals?
Here is part two of the shawl pattern that I started last week. It is easy mesh lace and is mirrored to slant downward on each side of the centre spine which stays in stocking stitch. Have fun with this part and let me know if you need help; I am available here on the contact page or on Ravelry as bluechicken.
Shawl part two:
You should have sixty five stitches between the markers on each side of the centre spine and side borders. Make sure that you have ended the first section by completing a wrong side row and are ready to work on the right side next. K2tog means knit 2 stitches together and SSK means slip two stitches onto the right needle knitwise, slip them back to the left needle and knit them together. This makes the pattern slant in different directions on each side of the shawl to mirror the lace.
Row 1: Work the border stitches as before, slip marker, YO, K1, YO, (K2tog, YO) over the next 64 stitches, slip marker, K5, slip marker, YO, (SSK, YO) over the next 64 stitches, K1, YO, slip marker and work border stitches.
Row2: Work the border stitches, slip marker, P all stitches, slip marker, work the border stitches.
Repeat these two rows another 11 times for a total of twelve repeats.
Wow, this section is easy! Don’t worry the next section is easy too.
Have a great yarny week! Now I need to get knitting fast to have a new section ready for you next week!
Oh my goodness! That kitty scarf is adorable!!!
I love the swonchos too. The peach one looks so drapey and soft. Would you consider developing a crochet pattern?
I looked at the hat a second time. It’s so adorable too!!! You are very talented!
Thanks! They were a lot of fun to make. This would be easy to crochet as well, hmmmm.
I will give it a go. I don’t know if it will be as drapey but I do have a pile of that yarn left so this is a good way to make a dent in the stash!