Stripe Study Shawl

Pattern/Technique: Stripe study shawl by Veera Välimäki

Modifications: Knit with worsted yarn instead of fingering. Followed pattern for first MC section.

Used Russian bind off for a stretchy bottom edge.

Materials: Malabrigo worsted, 1 skein Fuchsia, 1 skein Apple Green, 2 skeins Azul Bolita

• Pink stripe - start 68g yarn, end 39g yarn (used 29g)

• Green stripe - start 54g yarn, end 17g (used 37g)

Knit with US 8 needles

New skills: n/a

Lessons/Notes: Using thicker yarn changed the proportions of the shawl quite a bit (the vertical length at the point grew faster compared to the width across the top of the shawl).

The pattern rules state that if you’re within two stitches of the end of the shawl, don’t wrap and turn. With the thicker yarn I revised that to 5 stitches to prevent weird transitions close to the edge.

For the blue stripes, I didn’t break the yarn, and instead carried it through the lime/pink stripes (along the short side).

What I'd do differently: n/a

Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry.

Morning Walk Hat: Sunrise Edition

Pattern/Technique: Morning Walk Hat by Ann Patterson, size large

Modifications: knit first section using US 3 needle to 3.5” then switched to larger needle size. Knit until hat measured 13” from cast on edge.

Materials: US 3 & US 4 16” circular knitting needles

2 skeins (total) Handmaiden Casbah in Sangria held double

New skills: Knitting with variegated yarn

Lessons/Notes: This was the first hat I’ve made using variegated yarn, and I was trying to avoid pooling as much as possible, so I held 2 strands of yarn together (the original hat pattern calls for holding 2 strands of fingering weight) and then kept an eye on whether the colors were too similar between the 2 strands. If they became too similar I would break one strand and offset it before reattaching it.

What I'd do differently: n/a

Care: Hand wash, lay flat to dry