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Hilde's Corner - Ode to Shawls

Hilde's Ode to Shawls

I love shawls. 

Shawls are my jam.

I love knitting them and I love wearing them. 

I feel they are the perfect project. Not as big as a sweater so they knit up faster, and the perfect accessory to throw on when you are a bit chilly or just need a little something to perk up an outfit. It took me a little while to figure out how to wear one, and honestly felt a bit silly at first, but once I figured out what I like, I have not looked back! I find in the winter months I will figure out my outfit for the day based on what shawl I want to wear! Some patterns require just one skein, which I love - I have so many single skeins. Shawls are the perfect use for those!


My favorite shape to wear is an asymmetrical triangle. Crescents are a close second. I love Janina Kallio's Antarktis. Many of her patterns would work great with variegated yarns. Antarktis uses fingering weight yarn. You could go one color, variegated or multicolored for this one. There are so many fingering weight yarns to choose from in the shop like....


Lyrical Fibers


Husasco Sock

Malabrigo Sock

Variations

...just to name a few!



I just came across this pattern recently and would love to try it. It's FREE on Ravelry! It's called Switchback Shawl by Bonnie Dean and seems to make good use of those mini skeins we all love so much. We have Rainier Roses mini skeins in the shop that would be perfect for this shawl (and Maribel just ordered more mini's to dye up....so we will have a restock soon!) Pair them with another fingering weight yarn and off you go!

~Hilde

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