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Off the needles: Summer Sky shawl (finally!)

January 17, 2019 By Janina Kallio

The great thing about one skein wonders is that you have all the yarn you need for the project. I realised it last spring, when I started knitting Summer Sky with Quince & Co. Tern. It comes in 50 g skeins, so I needed two. And when I lost the second one, I had a problem.

When it was time to switch to the second skein, I couldn’t find it anywhere. I looked all over and when I couldn’t find it I was sure I had dropped it at some point, somewhere, and lost it for good. So I had no choice but to put my wip aside.

One day, when I was organising my stash I found the missing skein in my yarn cabinet. Somehow I hadn’t even thought to look for it there! But then other projects got in the way, and Summer Sky became my on-the-go wip. The project I could take with me to events and knit nights. A few rows here and a few rows there. And now finally, after many months, my Summer Sky is finished. Isn’t it beautiful?

I ran out of yarn just before the garter stitch border, so I simply bound off a few rows early. But it looks great even with the missing rows and I couldn’t be happier with the result.

I love the open star stitch used in this shawl. It’s fun to knit and has a beautiful, rich texture. In fact, I love it so much I’ve used it on other shawls as well. Like the cosy Northern Sky where you knit the entire shawl with open star stitch from the bottom up. And Alchemy, where the two-colour version of the same stitch pattern highlights the texture beautifully. And I have a feeling I’m not done with this stitch pattern yet. There’s definitely more patterns with open star stitch to come.

Inspired by my new beautiful Summer Sky shawl, I updated the pattern today on Ravelry. There was no errors in the previous one, I simply did some tidying up for this new version. And I also included instructions for a suggested bind off.

If you’ve already bought Summer Sky, you have received an email with a link to download the updated pattern. You can also access the new file from your Ravelry library.

If you don’t have the pattern yet, you can get it from Ravelry. Happy knitting!

See Summer Sky pattern on Ravelry

A look back to the 2018 Woolenberry Shawl Club

January 10, 2019 By Janina Kallio

The wait is over – The 2018 Woolenberry Shawl Club patterns are now available individually!

In 2018, the club included 4 beautiful shawl patterns. Each shawl was inspired by one of the four seasons. Airy and delicate designs for spring and summer and warm and cosy ones for autumn and winter. With these shawls, you can explore different stitch patterns and spend many hours relaxing with your knitting.

All these patterns are now available individually on Ravelry. Which one is your favourite? Share your projects on Instagram with #woolenberry.

Spring Bloom

Light and airy, the focal point of this beautiful shawl is the eye-catching lace. The lace pattern is interspersed with blocks of garter stitch and eyelet stripes. Spring Bloom is worked from one tip to the opposite side of the triangle, creating a slightly asymmetric shape that is both wearable and fun. Knitted in two colours, you can play with different combinations and choose colours that either complement or contrast each other. Go as bright and bold or as soft and muted as you want, or take your cues from the seasons around you.

See Spring Bloom on Ravelry

Summer Meadow

Big and floaty, Summer Meadow is an absolute beauty with its delicate details and breathtaking lightness. This shawl combines garter stitch with a beautifully textured eyelet pattern. Small eyelets are sprinkled along stockinette stitch and framed with petite garter ridges to add textural interest.

See Summer Meadow on Ravelry

Autumn Woods

This beautiful two-colour shawl has lots of rustic texture. The deeply textured ribbing looks different on both sides and is so enjoyable to knit you won’t want to put your needles down. Strings of hearts run along the right side of the ribbing pattern and the other side has vertical bands of small faux-bobbles. Stripes and a lace border in a contrasting colour offer a dose of colour therapy and add a touch of lightness.

See Autumn Woods on Ravelry

Winter Berries

Wrap yourself in the cosiness of Winter Berries. You can find berries in the eyelet pattern and in the bobbles of the textural lace section. Knitted with DK weight yarn, Winter Berries works up quickly and is sure to keep you warm no matter the weather.

See Winter Berries on Ravelry

New Comfort Zone shawl

January 5, 2019 By Janina Kallio

Happy new year!

Let’s start 2019 with some relaxing knitting, shall we? All the gift knitting and busyness of the holidays is behind us, and we can focus on knitting just for the fun of it. Without deadlines or tight schedules.

Comfort Zone is the antidote to overwhelm. Familiar, relaxing and ultimately soothing. Stitch by stitch, you feel your shoulders drop and the tension ease out. The eyelet square pattern is enjoyable to knit and looks beautiful in any yarn.

I knitted my Comfort Zone with three skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% Wool, 251 m / 275 yds per 50 g). And I love it! The minimalist style of the shawl lets the yarn be in the spotlight.

You can knit your Comfort Zone with any yarn you want to. The pattern is easily adaptable to different yarn weights and yardages. So whether the yarn that is calling your name is a single skein of luxurious fingering weight or several skeins of soft and warm worsted weight wool, or something in between, you can use it to cast on for this one.

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Off the needles: Summer Sky shawl (finally!)