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All About Carrie’s Shawl from And Just Like That

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The knitting community tends to pay attention when lovely knits appear in shows and movies, so there’s been a bit of buzz this week about Carrie Bradshaw’s shawl/blanket from episode 6 of “And Just Like That.”

What looks like a blanket in this screenshot (that fuzzy striped sweater looks pretty great, too) is actually a shawl, the Lauren Wrap by Gabriella Hearst, to be exact. This multicolored beauty was hand knit by the artists at Manos del Uruguay and has a retail price of $2650.

The Gabriella Hearst website says the shawl is cashmere, and I don’t think Manos has a cashmere base they sell as yarn. The closest I can find is Franca, a super bulky merino that looks like it is dyed in a similar way.

It is a multicolored, hand-knit shawl made by the artists at Manos del Uruguay. The website states that the shawl is made of cashmere, but it’s not specified if it was hand knit or machine knit. The retail price of the shawl is $2650. The shawl is large enough to cocoon the model on the website and the fringe trails almost to the floor.

 

The website doesn’t give the dimensions for the shawl, but it’s huge. Shown on a model on the website she’s completely cocooned and the fringe trails almost to the floor.

If you wanted to create a similar look for yourself, look for a bulky or super bulky hand dyed yarn with short color runs. It’s often difficult (and expensive!) to find indie dyers with this quantity of the same color of yarn, however. Some Etsy sellers with similar looking yarn include The Sheepy Shire, THREADS by Megan Nicole and Brediculous Yarns.

You could also choose a mass-produced bulky or super bulky like We Are Knitters The Wool (which has a hand-painted option) or The Petite Wool, Lion Brand Mandala Watercolor or Mandala Thick & Quick, Wonderfluff Ombre or Chroma Twist Bulky from KnitPicks or something similar. Or hold multiple strands of stash together for a scrappy look on a budget.

The shawl looks to be a giant triangle worked in Stockinette Stitch. You could use a pattern like Stephen West’s Boneyard (link on Ravelry) without the purl ridges, using bulky yarn and appropriate-sized needles for the yarn you’re using. Make it as big as you like and add super-long fringe for a AJLT inspired super cozy shawl blanket!

 

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  1. Splendid article with all the right details, helpful links, and insights that address all the speculations. Great style too. Thank you.

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Add Mushrooms to Your Knits with these Fun Knitting Patterns

A few years ago I wrote a post that was full of patterns for knit mushrooms, but I don’t think I ever did a post that was knitting patterns with mushrooms on them, so today’s the day. 

I love the Fungi Beanie from Jacki Bean, which calls for worsted weight yarn and uses duplicate stitch to add the mushrooms and other details. I think the colors she used for the design are tonal/multicolor so it doesn’t use as many colors as it looks like, but you can use whatever red, green, brown and white yarn you have in your stash for those details. 

How about some mushroom socks? The Magic Toadstool sock form Stone Knits includes a ring of mushrooms around the leg, contrasting heel and toe and a little more colorwork at the toe for extra cuteness. As shown it uses four colors and comes in three sizes. 

Or there’s the Fairy Ring Socks from Katie Green, which have mushrooms of two sizes on the legs, plus a bit of wavy grass. They have a contrasting cuff, heel and toe and some colorwork flecks in the body of the sock as well. This one is available in eight sizes to fit everyone from a baby to an XL adult. 

This trippy cowl from Hunt Hand Knits looks like a lot of fun to knit. The Fungus Among Us Cowl is shown using four colors of DK weight yarn, though you can do it with as few as two if you’d rather. 

Stitch some mushroom mittens with this cute pattern from Holly C Watson. This design uses three colors, and it’s shown with a self-striping yarn on the mushroom caps, which makes the colors change without you having to do any work. The pattern is charted but it’s a pretty easy repeat. The mittens are one size. 

If you don’t feel like knitting mushrooms but still want to give your project a touch of the forest, the Toadstools Cardigan from Julie Taylor may be what you’re looking for. It’s stitched as a plain cardigan worked in DK weight yarn and sized for newborns up to 4 years old. The mushrooms are added with embroidery and the pattern includes the design, which you can trace onto water soluble stabilizer to stitch the mushrooms onto your sweater. Or anything else you want. You can find this pattern on Ravelry.