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A Shawl to Knit in Honor of Indigenous Peoples

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The Truth and Reconciliation Shawl was designed by Julie Paige in honor and remembrance of the thousands of Indigenous children who died at residential schools in Canada. But it is a lovely way to honor the Indigenous people of any nation and to take some time to remember the often dark history of native/settler relations.

Page designed the shawl with guidance from a member of the Indigenous community and it features an eagle feather motif as a symbol of respect, honor and love.

The original shawl was knit in orange fingering weight yarn (orange being the color used in Canada to raise awareness for Indigenous people), but you can of course work yours in whatever color you like.

Pattern sale proceeds benefit Indigenous Peoples Service First Nation Child and Family Caring Society. Learn more and grab the pattern from Ravelry.

[Photo: Julie Paige.]

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  1. Oh my goodness!!! Thank you so much for featuring my design and cause on your webpage! It means so much. I want to shout out to Yarn it! in Cobourg. Ontario, as the owner dyed over 80 skeins of orange yarn during the month of September and donated the proceeds to this as well. Combined we have been able to raise over $2500.00.
    (Just a small silly edit-but my last name is Paige). 🙂

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Coffee Cozy Knitting Patterns

During the summer (which is what it is where I am writing from) I like to share patterns for things that you can knit and use even when it’s warm out. And sometimes they are things you can use when it’s cold, too, like this collection of coffee cup cozies. Because hot coffee is a must almost any time of year. 

This simple pattern form Darling Jadore is a great one for beginners and could be a good first knitting in the round project. It uses worsted weight yarn and includes video tutorials if you need extra help. 

If you want a perfectly plain cozy that you can jazz up with your own designs, check out the Base Doodle Cup Cozy from Jamie Lomax. This free pattern on Ravelry comes in two sizes (short and long) and is meant to be used with her doodle charts to make it your own. You could also keep it plain, add stripes or design your own motifs to stitch on it. 

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Coffee cozies are a fun way to play with stitch patterns and learn new techniques. If you’ve never knit cables before, this cozy from Purple Wool Co. would be a great first cable project, as it features simple braided cables all the way around. It uses worsted weight yarn and is worked in the round. 

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Or try stranded knitting with the Love in the Air cozy from Danielle Thuen. It features hearts of different sizes and is worked in sock yarn. You’ll need to make sure those floats are nice and loose so it will stretch to hug your cup. You can find this pattern on Ravelry. 

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