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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Looking for more amazing shawl patterns? Check out these Knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

It’s a common complaint among women and femme dressing folk that our clothes do not include enough (and enough useful) pockets. And even if your clothes do have good pockets, there’s always a chance that you’d rather have another pocket to put some essentials in rather than having to carry a whole bag.

But because we are knitters, we can take this problem into our own needles and knit ourselves some auxiliary pockets.

Beatrice Mase did just that, with a kind of fancy toolbelt pocket accessory that they call VELVET Pockets.

The stitch pattern has a plush, sort of velvet effect, thus the name, but it’s worked with regular fingering/sock weight yarn. (The sample uses wool, but you could experiment with other fibers, too.) It calls for 776 yards of 710 meters, which you might just have in your sock yarn stash.

The pattern includes several pockets of different sizes, with the main body of the pocket worked flat in one piece and the exterior pockets sewn on at the end. You also have the option of adding screw rivets and a coordinating clasp that make it look even more toolbelt chic.

The design is worked with a loop of knit fabric at the top so it can slide onto a belt. The pattern includes explanatory diagrams, photo and video tutorials and is adjustable to fit different sizes of belts.

It’s almost enough to make me want to start wearing belts again, even though I haven’t for years. Because who wouldn’t want a few extra little pockets to hold things when you don’t have enough to really justify carrying a bag around?

The pattern is available in English and French on Ravelry and you can also buy a kit complete with the yarn, rivets and clasp (the pattern is not included in the kit) direct on Etsy.

[Photo: Beatrice Mase]

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