Project Notebook: Boneyard Shawl

February 25, 2015 by Sarah White 3 Comments

There are certain knitting patterns that it seems like everyone has knit, that are classics even if they haven’t been around that long.

But because I spend a lot of my time designing knitting projects (and writing books), I haven’t had time to knit a lot of those projects that “everyone else” has done.

So over the weekend I decided to remedy that in some small way by casting on, finally, for a Boneyard.

If you don’t happen to know this pattern, it’s a super simple, really pretty, mostly Stockinette triangular shawl worked from the tip out. Designed by Stephen West, it’s a free pattern on Ravelry, where as of this writing there are 5,826 projects and it’s in 6,354 queues. (I haven’t added mine to that count yet.)

It’s easy to see why this is such a popular pattern, because it’s relatively mindless once you get going, and because the design is so simple you can use a lot of different kinds of yarn. Mine is Malabrigo Rios that I’ve had for a long time and am so glad to be using because it is luscious.

I couldn’t keep to my selfish knitting for long, but I hope to get at least one day a week where I feel like I can spend some time with it. It’s like a knitting holiday.

Have you ever knit a Boneyard? How did it go?

What’s on your needles? I’d love to hear about it! Or see it on Instagram.

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Suzette Gray says
February 26, 2015 at 4:19 pm
I have done at least 3 boneyard shawls.
Sarah White says
February 27, 2015 at 11:17 am
I get the feeling they might be kind of addicting. 😉
Becky PS says
February 27, 2015 at 2:12 pm
Dangit. One more I gotta try. Currently working a super simple triangle shawl in navy. Just finished a simple “lacy” navy scarf. I recently discovered that while I have lots of bright and cute scarfs and hats I had no basics like navy, black and red.

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Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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