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Day 15 and 16 Winners

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winnersFor some reason a hiccup of the Internet made it so I couldn’t access the fancy random number generator yesterday, so I’ve got two winners for you today.

The winner of the cable knitting books was number 12, Wendy, who says she loves doing cables on fingerless mitts.

The first winner (I completely forgot there were two!) of the Mel Clark book is number 26, Heather M., who has never knit anything but said she would give the book to her daughter. You might want to flag a few projects before you do!winner2

The second winner is number 65, Anne Marie, who said something that she knits and uses that she loves are her kitchen wash cloths.

Congratulations everyone! If you haven’t already heard from me and you’re a winner, I’ll get with you for your mailing address today or tomorrow.

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Comments

  1. Thank you so much for the Cable Knitting books I can’t wait to see it and pick my first project to do.

  2. I am truly enjoying the Craft Gossip – so many great ideas and suggestions….Keep up the good work!

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Knit a Stunning Shawl That Wears Like a Collar

I’m honestly not totally sure what to say about the Sun King shawl pattern from Ursa Major Knits other than isn’t this cool? You should probably make one. 

This modular design is worked in two parts, the “waxing” and “waning” sections. Both pieces are asymmetrical and use the same yarns in different ways to mix up the colors and make it even more interesting. 

You can choose to use two contrasting solid yarns, a solid and a gradient or two complimentary gradients for your yarns. And you can use any weight of yarn and whatever gauge you like to make shawls of different sizes. There are also a bunch of different size options (seven, in fact) that take the project from a little collar like design to something more like a scarf to a large shawl that wraps around the neck to keep you warm. 

The sample projects use fingering/lace weight yarn, but you can use whatever you have on hand to make your own beautiful version of this shawl. Using lace weight, you’ll need twice as much of one color as the other.

There are lots of yarn suggestions on the pattern page on Ravelry, and I love the color choices the designer made so much I’d definitely be tempted to use the same colors they did (there are a couple of different versions on the pattern page if you want to see how it looks in different sizes and different colors). 

I love the little diamond shapes a the edges of the pieces, which add a little more drama to the project, as if it needed more. 

I’m still not sure this boils down to anything beyond this project looks really cool and you should probably knit it, but that’s pretty much how I pick all the projects I share, so I guess that’s fine. You can check it out for yourself and grab a copy of the pattern on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Ursa Major Knits]

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