Skillful Fancy Shawls to Knit

Yesterday I shared some simple shawl knitting patterns, and today I thought I would follow up with a few shawl patterns that require a little more skill (or, really, more patience) but are also really beautiful and great for the slow pace of winter knitting. A lot of them are from Berroco, it turns out. They really know how to make pretty shawls over there.

For instance, Knud, a fun capelet with a sort of slouchy cable shawl knitting pattern worked in a thick, printed wool that has a really interesting effect. Or Valdai, a triangular shawl with different lace patterns worked on the panels. Or what about Hydrus, a gorgeous beaded lace number that is voluminous enough to keep you warm even though it’s worked with really thin yarn.

I also really like the Pear Sorbet capelet knitting pattern from Marly Bird, which uses a skein of yarn and a fun little lace panel and a lace border for extra fun.

And then there’s the lovely rectangular shawl knitting pattern from Fyberspates (free download with membership at Love Knitting) that features an allover diamond lace pattern and looks perfect for spinning in.

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Generally I like knitting patterns where I feel like you can use whatever yarn you have (because my stash is big enough and I want to use it, thanks) and make a successful project. This is one of those times when a special yarn makes the process that much easier.

The Floral Bouquet Shawl from Xandy Peters uses a specific extended color pooling yarn from Feisty Fibers, which allows you to place the bobble flowers with increasing frequency as you knit the project.

It starts with a solid color yarn, then the two color yarn is added in, and you make a bobble whenever you encounter the color pops. This would be hard to replicate with other yarn that doesn’t have the extended color pooling built in.

The background of the shawl is ribbed, making the project reversible.

The shawl uses fingering/sock yarn and comes out to be an asymmetrical triangle that’s 54 inches/137 cm long and 36 inches/ 90 cm deep and 60 inches/150 cm across the top edge.

Xandy says the pattern is for intermediate to advanced knitters. Knowing how to work traditional bobbles would probably help, but there’s a great video tutorial for how to work the floral bobbles so you can practice on other yarn or even incorporate the bobbles into other projects.

The bobbles are five-petaled flowers but they also kind of look like starfish to me, which could be fun on a child’s cardigan or other pattern. They’d also be fun on the leg of a sock or around the brim of a hat for extra whimsy.

The pattern includes photo and video tutorials, and written and charted instructions. It also includes tips on what to look for if you choose to use different yarn for the project, and instructions on how to dye your own yarn to use in the project.

If you want to give it a try, you can find the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Xandy Peters]

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