I knocked this scarf up last year as a test for suitability for beginning lace knitters taking part in the All Shawl Together KAL. It made a useful stash buster

Very repetitive and mindless drop stitch pattern but worth the perseverance for a very wearable accessory. It offers so much warmth for so little weight

Details and gallery.

Inspired by our recent snowfalls, there is a new project on the needles. It’s not going perfectly just yet, so I’ll not disclose too much in case it goes off to the frog pond never to return.

The good news is that it is simple (ish), perfectly beautiful (if I execute it correctly) and it comes from stash.

I swatched four yarns for this project (click to see larger):
1 – A Colourmart 100% silk in 3/50NM weight ( over 1,800 yards per 100g), colour “Tinfoil”
A very fine yarn and, although agreeable to blocking, it is not surprising that it came up short: 5½” wide by about 3½” high. I love the look and [...]

Progress report on the UK-RAk Shawl KAL.

Progress report on the UK-RAk Shawl KAL.

Progress report on the UK-RAk Shawl KAL.

Progress report on the UK-RAk Shawl KAL.

Progress report on the UK-RAk Shawl KAL.

I think that I may be addicted to Anne Hanson’s “Little Nothing” scarves. Here’s the latest – Fernfrost. Knitted in heavy lace weight cashmere from Colourmart.

My first circular shawl. This was intended to be a practice run, in preparation for a blanket-sized version later.

This pattern is very simple to knit and suitable for the relatively novice lace knitter. The beauty of the piece arises from its geometry and simplicity.