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Learn to Knit a Center-Out Shawl

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tri-light shawl vickie howellTriangular shawls are a lot of fun to knit, and a little scarf or shawl worked in this way is perfect for this time of year, while a bigger version will be great when the weather is cooler.

Either way, Vickie Howell and Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts have got you covered. There’s a cute little scarf called Tri-Light that you’ll find on the Bernat website (you’ll also find it on balls of her cotton yarn(ish) yarn), and you can check out the technique and lots of fun variations in a video Vickie did for Jo-Ann’s YouTube channel. This video will show you the basics so that you can knit the Tri-Light with ease or take the technique and give it your own spin.

Watching this really makes me want to cast on a shawl! How about you? I’d love to hear what you’re working on.

[Photo via Bernat.]

 

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Comments

  1. I have made this scarf according to the pattern but it is very short.
    Question: Once you have 173 stitches on needles and change to circular needles do you immediately do edging?
    Also it calls for 2 balls of yarn but following the instructions you only need 1.
    Please advise any help would be appreciated.
    Thanks

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.