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New pattern: Winter Berries shawl!

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Winter Berries shawl pattern from Woolenberry.

Winter Berries is now live!

Thank you so much to each and every one of you who took part in this year’s Woolenberry Shawl Club – whether you joined in March, today, or sometime in between. I hope you’ve enjoyed the patterns and will join again next year. Plans are already in motion for a new club for 2019!

Winter Berries is the fourth and final pattern in the 2018 Woolenberry Shawl Club. The changing seasons have been a strong theme in this year’s club and this final pattern is no different. Winter Berries is just the project to have on your needles now that snow is on the horizon. Knitted with DK weight yarn, it’s wonderfully warm and cosy without being too heavy. I used The Fibre Co. Lore in the Calm colourway for my sample. Which yarn will you choose?

Winter Berries has a garter stitch body decorated with eyelets and a textural lace section with bobbles. If knitting bobbles is not your idea of fun, I’m with you. That’s why the bobbles in this shawl are actually easy and quick to make! Contrary to how bobbles are usually knitted, in this pattern we’re not turning the work to make them. Winter Berries works up quickly and is sure to keep you warm no matter the weather.

The pattern has both written and charted instructions. But if charts are not your thing, don’t worry. All the instructions are still fully written out also, as always.

If you’re already a Shawl Club member, you have received an email from Ravelry with a link to download the pattern. You can also access the pattern in your Ravelry library.

Winter Berries is exclusive to the 2018 Woolenberry Shawl Club until January 2019. Even if you’re not a member yet, you can still join!

By joining now, you get immediate access to all 4 Shawl Club patterns of the year, Spring Bloom, Summer Meadow, Autumn Woods and Winter Berries. These patterns won’t be available individually until January 2019.

I’ve enjoyed creating these club patterns for you and I hope you enjoy knitting them. Don’t forget to share your yarn choices and beautiful works-in-progress on Woolenberry Ravelry group and on Instagram with #woolenberry. I love seeing your knits!

See Winter Berries on Ravelry

Winter Berries shawl pattern from Woolenberry.

Project Love: Quick to knit one skein wonders

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“Look at this stunning colourway! Oh, that fibre feels amazing!” We all have those special skeins of yarn that we bought just because they were too irresistible. Sometimes we hold onto them and let them sit in our stash for a long time, waiting for that perfect project. But they deserve to get knitted with and I encourage you to choose one right now and put it on your needles. But what to make with it?

Herald, Rosewater, Ardent and Antarktis are all fantastic one skein wonders for fingering weight yarn. You cast on, and before you know it, you have a beautiful new shawl! And you’ve given new life to your special skein. These quick-to-knit projects make also great gifts!

Knitter’s from all corners of the globe have fallen in love with these addictive patterns. Here’s some of their beautiful shawls to inspire your next cast on.

Project Love: Rosewater shawl pattern from Woolenberry
Sanna’s Rosewater with Malabrigo Sock
Photo© sannaeerikainen on Ravelry
Project Love: Rosewater shawl pattern from Woolenberry
Lia’s Rosewater with The Plucky Knitter Plucky Single
Photo© syldar on Ravelry

 

Project Love: Ardent shawl pattern from Woolenberry.
Miia’s Ardent with Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light
Photo© miiahum on Ravelry
Project Love: Ardent shawl pattern from Woolenberry
Mirella’s Ardent with Madelinetosh Tosh Sock
Photo© MirellaKristina on Ravelry

 

Project Love: Herald shawl pattern from Woolenberry.
Sonia’s Herald with Wollmeise Pure
Photo© sonialena on Ravelry
Project Love: Herald shawl pattern from Woolenberry.
Mylène’s Herald with Kettle Yarn Co. Westminster
Photo© laineetcotonknits on Ravelry

 

Project Love: Antarktis shawl pattern from Woolenberry.
Ann’s Antarktis with Posh Yarn Martha Sock
Photo© coffeecake on Ravelry
Project Love: Antarktis shawl pattern from Woolenberry.
Patricia’s Antarktis with Malabrigo Yarn Sock
Photo© p4chen on Ravelry

 
Want to see your own project featured on Project Love? Help me find it by creating a project page on Ravelry with beautiful photos of your finished knit. I’ll always ask your permission before sharing your pics.

New pattern sneak peek: Winter Berries shawl

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Winter Berries shawl pattern from Woolenberry.

Ready to cast on for a winter shawl?

Winter Berries, the fourth and last shawl in the 2018 Woolenberry Shawl Club goes live next week. I asked for yarn recommendations from my e-letter subscribers a while ago, and DK weight was a popular choice. And I agree. The resulting shawl is warm and cosy, but it won’t be too heavy even if your winters are milder than our Finnish ones.

Using DK weight yarn for Winter Berries gave me an opportunity to work with The Fibre Co. Lore. I’ve wanted to try this new yarn as soon as it came out and it didn’t disappoint. It feels very appropriate for winter, all woolly and warm. The colour palette is gorgeous, and with winter on my mind, I chose a beautiful blue shade called Calm for my shawl.

If you’re using the same yarn, you’ll need 3 skeins of Lore. And if you’re substituting with another DK weight, you’ll need approximately 750 m / 819 yds of it.

We had a photo shoot for Winter Berries on Wednesday, and (as usual) I was knitting it to the last minute. (Even though this time there were two of us knitting, like I shared previously on this post.)I blocked the shawl the night before the shoot. But with the rainy weather here in Helsinki, it wasn’t quite dry in the morning and I couldn’t take it off the blocking mats. But that’s what hair dryers are for, right? So there I am, on all fours on our living room floor at 9 am blow drying the shawl as a couple of painters walk in. “Uhm, are you drying a rug?” I wish you could’ve seen their faces!

Winter Berries goes live next week and it’s only available to Shawl Club members until January 2019. If you’re already a member, you’ll get an email with a download link as soon as the pattern goes live.

If you’re not a member yet, it’s not too late to join! You’ll get the three previous patterns immediately and I’ll send Winter Berries to your inbox and Ravelry library next week. I hope you’ll join us!

Learn more and join the Shawl Club here.

Winter Berries shawl pattern from Woolenberry.