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Project Notebook: Boneyard Shawl

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boneyard shawl wipThere 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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  3. 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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Stitch Your Favorite Fruit on a Sweater

The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.” 

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them. 

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits. 

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves. 

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit. 

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

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[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]