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Free Pattern – Shawl/Sweater from Berroco

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free_julianafree_juliana2Berroco calls this design Juliana. I call it really cool! I love the drape, and the elegant crossover in the front. Knit in Berroco’s DK weight Ultra Alpaca Light, it would be warm enough for a cool spring evening, yet not so warm that you’d want to shed it minutes after your stunning arrival. Stunning. Yes! That’s the word I was looking for. Stunning. That’s what this pattern is!

And it’s free, from Berroco, here: http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/juliana/juliana.html

The back, if used as a wrap rather than a drapy scarf/shawl is fastened with a shawl pin. Definitely figure flatterning. And definitely, another “must do” pattern. No, seriously, this one is a must do! I’m printing the pattern right now.

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Comments

  1. This is something that I really like. I hope mine comes out as good as the one on the picture. Awesome Job!!!

  2. hi !

    do you have knit this pattern ??

    I’m actually on it and I’m a little surprised by the patterm for sleeves …
    I’m wondering how this looks like without decrease on the arm.

  3. Really love your Berroco Shawl/Sweater. How might I get free knitting instructions?

Have you read?

Knit a Fish Pouch, for Reasons

I can’t resist a pattern that’s both useful and a little silly, and that’s exactly how I feel about the Rybka pouch pattern from the delightfully named Rat and Sea Witch.

I know you’re going to ask, because I did, too. Rybka means little fish in Polish. (And because you’re also probably going to ask, Rat and Sea Witch comes from people’s attempts to say the designer’s name, Ratasiewicz, which if you say it fast kind of sounds like rat and sea witch.)

It’s easy to make a little fish bag in different sizes to suit your needs. The pattern has specific instructions for an Airpods Pro case and a pencil case, but you could change the length easily to hold more stuff, and change the size in general by working with a different weight of yarn.

The pattern calls for sock yarn and mohair held together to make a fingering weight gauge, but you could try it with heavier yarn and see what size bag you end up with.

Whatever size you make it, this looks like a fun project for holding trinkets or everyday items. The mouth of the fish is the mouth of the bag, and it closes with a drawstring that is also the strap. I wonder, too, if you could make one of these with a small clasp frame that could be the fish’s mouth and then you could just work I cord straps that would attach to the sides of the fish.

I could also see stripes, or fish of different colors to use up your yarn leftovers. How about a sunglasses case with a little loop to attach to your bag? Once you start thinking about all the ways you could use a fish-shaped bag in your life, I think you’ll see that you probably need more than one.

If you make one of these I would love to know how it went!

You can grab a copy of the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Rat and Sea Witch]