Knitting

Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas

The. Snowflake. Shawl!

by

I’m an early riser. Anywhere between 5 and 6 AM my body just jumps out of bed. Usually takes my head a few minutes to catch up, look at the clock, argue with my body about what my eyes are seeing on the clock and finally, succombing to the fact that I am, indeed, awake.
This morning it wasn’t between 5 and 6 AM. It wasn’t even between 4 and 5 AM. It was 3 AM. Seriously, people. 3 AM!
And just what fueled this amazing feat of ambition that took me from horizontal to vertical in 2.6 seconds? The realization that:
I. Must. Knit. This!:

From Suri Elegance Patterns, here: http://www.thealpacayarnco.com/Suri%20Elegance%20Patterns.htm

 

Looking to chat about Knitting and Patterns? Check out our Facebook Knitting page and our Facebook group dedicated to Knitting and Knitting Patterns.

Looking for more amazing shawl patterns? Check out these Knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

Comments

  1. I love your early morning saga, how fun! I am fairly slow in the morning, but I do sit cross-legged in bed and felt or knit, while I watch the news until nine 🙂
    This Winter Wonderland Shawl is exquisite and I wish I had the patience to make one 🙁

    I looked at a pattern, but there was now needle size?

  2. Here are the requirements, Linda, and thanks by the way for making me go look at that again! I’m finding not very many knitted snowflake patterns available, I may have to make some up myelf. Hmmmmmmm. Another project? Well, why not?
    Here’s the info:
    30″ length / triangular

    1 hank +

    3 balls Glimmer

    #6 DP needles

  4. I would like to purchase the the snowflake shawl pattern. Can you tell me how I can order this pattern please.
    I look forward to hearing from you.
    Carol-Ann

  6. Hi there – I am a contributing writer for Australian Knitting magazine and wondered if you would give me permission to include the photo of the beautiful snowflake shawl in my article? regards Sue

  8. I stumbled across your blog while trying to find what different people thought of this shawl. Like you I am in a MUST KNIT THIS mode about it. I was wondering, did you ever make it?

Have you read?

Knit a Classic Aran Cardigan with this Free Knitting Pattern

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time. 

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring. 

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn. 

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row. 

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves. 

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body. 

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy. 

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn. 

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]