Reconstructing the Black Panther Shawl

I haven’t been to see Black Panther yet, but I know a lot of knitters who are crazy about the shawl that Lupita Nyong’o wears in the movie.

It’s a gorgeous wrap knit in shades of green and brown (you can see it here), and knitters everywhere have been wondering how to make one for themselves.

Costume designer Ruth E. Carter mentioned on Twitter that four different yarns were used for the wrap in the movie: two from Madeline Tosh, one Malabrigo and one Noro.

Which explains the gorgeous colors and luxury look.

There’s a group on Ravelry devoted to inspired designs (don’t call it the shawl from the movie, please) and I can’t wait to see what some people come up with.

Have you seen Black Panther yet? Are you inspired to knit a shawl? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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Jhim says
March 8, 2018 at 5:24 am
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nakias-infinity-scarf
Julie Bartlett says
March 27, 2018 at 12:56 am
I am having issues figuring out only one stitch – the twisted stitch with a the half turn. I think I’ve got it but it looks wrong. Any help would be so appreciated.

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