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Wrap Yourself in Colorful Shawls

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Mary D is getting this one.

Koigu is known for making fantastic, colorful yarns. These colorful skeins are fun to collect, but if you aren’t sure how to use them in projects, check out Wrapped in Color: 30 Shawls to Knit from the yarn company’s founders, Maie and Taiu Landra.

The book includes triangular, rectangular, crescent-shaped, square and sleeved shawls, capes, wraps and shrugs. There is lace, a lot of drop-stitch projects and a few pretty simple Garter and Stockinette based projects as well.

These patterns are colorful, mostly easy to intermediate in skill level, lots of fun to knit and wear. Check out the projects on Ravelry and look inside the book at the publisher’s website.

If you’d like a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, May 28. I’d love to know if you knit a lot of shawls and if you have a favorite pattern you’ve knit so far. I found Hitchhiker a lot of fun, and the one I designed, if you can even call it that, that I like the most is my Bulky Triangle Wrap.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

 

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  1. I am working on my first shawl now and would love to knit some of these patterns in this wonderful book!

  2. I have knit a couple of shawls for others and am now knitting one for myself. I love looking at shawl patterns and will knit many more.

  3. Shawls are my “go to gift”. They are always in style, easy and fast to make and so far everyone seems to LIKE them when I gift them!

  4. When my husband underwent heart surgery, I made up my own Shawls to knit. The various yarns and colors helped me focus and kept me calm.

  5. I have only knit a couple of shawls but want to make more because I have several shawl pins I had made as gifts, so I need shawls to give w/ the pins

  6. Color shawls would be fun and encouraging- I enjoy knitting prayer shawls, and this would be a great resource. Thanks for bringing it to attention!

  7. I’ve knit a number of shawls…but only one for myself. It might be time to knit ME another. Looking for inspiration.

    from overcast VT,
    the Vermonster

  8. I knit and crochet for others and enjoy making shawls. People I give them to use them at work and at home….for warmth and comfort.

  9. Hi! I love shawls, scarves and all that I can wrap around me. I have one handmade shawl, that my late mother in law crocheted for me. I’d love to make one of those in your book…I need something new and inspirational…

  10. I just adore the colors in this shawl! I haven’t ever knitted a shawl as I am relatively new to knitting. I have made a couple of baby blankets so far that came out great. I would love to win this book and give some of these patterns a try!

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  13. Love knitting all different types of shawls and would love to have this book for ideas.

  14. I’m trying to challenge my self with new knitting techniques. Would love to win this book!

  15. I haven’t made a shawl yet, but it is on my to-do list as I wear them all the time.

  16. I’m working on my 4th shawl. I’ve only knit for myself, but I’m thinking some prayer shawls may be in my future. I love learning new designs and techniques. Thanks for the opportunity to win this book!

  17. Beautiful yarn with awesome colors! This looks like a wonderful book of patterns for making our spring more colorful is on my list!

  19. I’ve knit some shawls but haven’t found a favorite yet. Maybe it’s in this book.

  21. I knit prayer shawls for a local church as well as for friends. I am always looking for new and different patterns to use. I would love to have this book!

  22. I have not made any shawls at this time and look for inspriation for my first.

  23. I have started knitting again after many years and love knitting shawls with handdyed yarn. This book will help me a lot!

  25. I haven’t knit a lot of shawls, mainly because I never really know how to wear them. But I love the colors in Koigu yarns. Thanks for another great giveaway!

  26. I’ve knit a few not very creative shawls, and would like to branch out some. Thanks for the giveaways!

  27. Shawls are one of my favorite things to knit (size doesn’t matter). 🙂

  29. I have made a couple of shawls and love them for extra warmth in winter and they make a lovely accessory for warm summer evenings out. I love the look of the multi coloured shawl on the cover.

  31. Last year I knit over a dozen shawl/ scarves for the nurses where I get cancer treatments…finally made one for myself! I love knitting for others! A lovely gift for anyone!

  34. I’ve knit several shawls for gifts and had good fun knitting the Etole Dublin shawl for a friend. I would love to knit some from this lovely book.

  35. I have knitted several LaLa Simple Triangle Shawls. I donate a lot of my triangle shawls to my church to leave on the pews for members and visitors to use during the services.

  37. I am currently working on my third shawl from beautiful mohair gradient yarn. I would love to have more patterns to choose from.

  39. I try to make bright shawls to give as a gift for someone at a bit of a low point in their life and tell them every stitch is a prayer and a wish for some sunshine in their life. It seems to make a difference to people if they think someone has been thinking of them.

  41. this would make the prefect Birthday gift. My B’day is the 28th. I love shawls, I like to knit them, crochet them wear them and give them as gifts. This book would me new ideas. Thanks for the chance to win.

  42. I’ve knitted one shawl so far. But I have several on my to-make list! I can’t wait to get started on them!

  43. I have made several Martina Behm including hitchhiker, now doing the Yowza weigh it series, shawls are fun!!

  44. I guess I need this book for sure….I have looked and looked today for a pattern I thought I had saved and can’t find it…and I am ready to knit for this fall!!!

  46. This book is awesome. We have a wedding coming up and I wanted to make shawls for my daughter and myself. Thanks so much for the chance to win!

  49. Shawls are a great alternate to scarves. While I love both, shawls can have different shapes which allows for greater flexibility for design and trimmings. I especially like the crescent and shawlette type which are light and can be draped in so many ways. Would love to own this book.

Have you read?

A Whimsical Sock Pattern to Blow Your Mind

You probably know by now if you’re a regular reader (and if you’re not, welcome!) that I love a knitting pattern that’s a little silly or a little different from the usual. Classic patterns are great, too, but sometimes you just want to make something with a bit of whimsy. And when it’s super functional, too, that’s even better.

That’s the case with the Bananen-Socken pattern from Susanne Shahin. These banana socks are one of those patterns no one seems to be totally sure where it came from, and this free pattern on Ravelry explains how she makes them based on how she learned it.

It’s a sock that’s curved and when not on a foot it looks rather like a banana. There’s no heel, and you can use whatever number of stitches you need to make it fit your foot. If you’ve knit enough socks to know how many stitches you like you can just use that number, or the pattern notes include sizing charts to help. (It needs to be multiples of 2 for the ribbing.)

After working a traditional cuff, the body is made with ribbing on the back and welts (or what the pattern calls horizontal ribbing) on the front, which is what gives it the curved shape. There’s no heel, but there is toe shaping, but for the leg and the foot you just keep working the same pattern as long as you like.

I’m a little skeptical about how these socks will feel with ribbing on the bottom of the foot, but I’m definitely intrigued and will probably give them a try. 

The pattern notes are available on Ravelry in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. If you head to the pattern page you can see a photo of what it looks like on a foot, and it just looks like a normal sock.

Have you ever knit banana socks or do you want to now? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[Photo: Susanne Shahin]