Knit a Francy Shawl for Fall

As much as I’m not ready to admit it, it’s probably time to start thinking at least a little bit about knits for fall. Shawls are great for the end of summer and beginning of fall, when the early mornings and evenings might be cooler than the rest of the day.

If you’re in the market for a new shawl to knit, check out the Francy Shawl from Rebecca McKenzie. It’s a winged triangle worked from the top down and has three different wingspan sizes. It’s mostly Garter Stitch, with some eyelets and a lacy border worked with a fun picot bind off.

If you want to make one of these shawls, the pattern is available on Ravelry for $7. Rebecca is also hosting a knitalong on her Instagram page starting today (Aug. 3, 2020) if you’d like to knit along.

[Photo: Rebecca McKenzie]

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Not too long ago I was seeing a crochet pattern for a glasses holder shaped like a bear all over the Internet. It was super cute, and also useful as a place to put your glasses on your bedside table instead of just throwing them somewhere random.

This project stewed in my brain for a little while and I decided I needed to make a knit version, but I didn’t want to make a bear. If you know anything about me you might know that I’m a cat person, so of course my version had to be a cat.

The base is just a basic little basic worked from the center out to the desired size, then up the sides as long as you want them. Knit some ears and add embellishments to make it whatever kind of animal you want.

The way I figured out to work the base from the center out was to use a crochet cast on, which gives you an easier way to pick up stitches from the back of the cast on than if you worked a more traditional cast on for a knitting project. It’s kind of fun to do things in a different way from time to time.

This little project is adorable if I do say so myself, and even as a plain little basket not made into an animal it’s a cute way to keep your glasses or other little things in one place. I’m tempted to make one for my desk to hold pens or even little little scissors and sewing needles that are always on my desk but somehow always seem to get lost on my desk.

If you need a little holder for your glasses on your table, check out the pattern at Our Daily Craft.

[Photo: Our Daily Craft]

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