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Master Short Rows with this Easy Shawl Pattern

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Master short rows with the Yin Yang Shawl from Patons.Short rows are commonly seen in socks to help make the heel, but there are lots of other reasons you might want to stop a row short and knit in the other direction. It’s a great way to shape all sorts of things, including shawls.

Vickie Howell and Yarnspirations have teamed up to teach you all about using short row shaping in a cool (and on-trend) triangular shawl pattern known as the Yin Yang Shawl. This one is worked in two colors of the new Patons yarn Denimy, which recalls the acid-washed ’80s, but I would love this shawl in solid-colored wool, too (and may even be knitting it that way soon).

If the pattern itself isn’t clear to you or your need a little more help with the techniques, Vickie has done a 12-minute video that goes through all the necessary techniques to get this shawl off the needles and around your shoulders in no time.

Have you ever worked short rows in a shawl or elsewhere? How do you like the technique?

[Photo via Yarnspirations.]

 

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  1. After writing out the pattern I watched your video. I was a little confused when it said to leave unworked stitches on a spare needle. I was envisioning all of these spare needles with all of these unworked stitches. Phew that is a relief to understand.

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Krampus Sweater Knitting Pattern

Santa and Saint Nicholas generally get all the good press, but Central European kids know you don’t want to just be good so you get presents from St. Nicholas; you also want to avoid the ire of Krampus. (He’s depicted as a human-like figure with horns and usually hairy or furry who gives birch rods instead of gifts to kids who are bad.)

If you’re the type to embrace the naughty side (or you just want to scare the children into good behavior over the holidays), maybe you’ll want to knit a Krampus sweater.  

This one, from Sofie Amalie Laulund, is a top down circular yoke sweater with Krampus faces at the top and cavorting Krampuses further down the body, with some traditional Scandinavian snowflakes thrown in for fun. 

Because of the large motifs there’s not a lot of room for adjusting the fit, but it is available in five sizes (the Ravelry page doesn’t say what the sizing is, and it says its worked with no ease but the photo looks like the sweater has a bit of positive ease, so if you decide to make this one just check the measurements and your own comfort level for ease when picking a size). 

It also uses five colors, but there’s very little red and brown so you can probably use scrap yarn for those parts. It calls for DK weight yarn. You’ll want a background color that helps the creatures stand out. You could also work the snowflake bands in different colors if you want to mix it up. 

The pattern is available in both English and Danish, and you can find it on Ravelry. This is the designer’s first pattern, which kudos to them because it’s such an ambitious (and fun!) project I’m happy to add to my collection of whimsy-filled knits. 

[Photo: Sofie Amalie Laulund]