A Colorful Way to Knit a Shawl

I once knit part of a scarf with little odd balls of yarn, and every time I changed color I also changed stitch pattern.

That’s the exact idea behind the Color Adventure Shawl, designed by Tonia Lyons, but instead of using odd balls it calls for a yarn with really long color runs.

You could do a similar thing if you have longish bits of leftovers from other projects, but it’s not quite the same. The pattern does give suggestions for how much of each yarn you might like to have in order to make it work with stash. But you do lose a bit of the excitement of not knowing when you will change colors.

Either way this is a pretty and fun shawl that uses fingering weight yarn and lots of easy stitch patterns to make a really cool shawl.

You can get the pattern on Knitty.

[Photo: Tonia Lyons.]

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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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