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On my needles: Comfort Zone shawl

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On my needles: Comfort Zone shawl with Brooklyn Tweed Loft

Now that all my Warm & Woolly knits are done, I can focus on the upcoming shawl pattern I’m working on with Brooklyn Tweed Loft. This shawl is called Comfort Zone and it’s such a relaxing knit. I’m enjoying it very much at the moment. I wanted to create a pattern that is stress-free and enjoyable to knit. Something that lets me stay in my comfort zone.

It’s an asymmetric triangle with an eyelet square pattern that reminds me of dominoes. The simple pattern will highlight the yarn you choose to use.

You can have Comfort Zone on your needles in January, after all the gift knitting is done and you want to indulge in some selfish knitting for a change. The pattern calls for three skeins of fingering weight Brooklyn Tweed Loft, but it works well with other weights and yardages, too. So it’ll be a great stash bust project!

I’m going to go and make another cup of tea and then knit some more. I’ll keep you updated on my progress. Sign up to Woolenberry e-letter to stay in the loop.

Sneak peek: Warm & Woolly 2018

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Warm & Woolly 2018 knitting pattern collection from Woolenberry

Here they are! All three designs from this year’s Warm & Woolly collection. The collection goes live next week, so it’s time to cake your yarn and sharpen your needles!

This year’s collection includes three beautiful wardrobe staples, all with a bit of simple lace. Knitted with fingering and sport weight yarns from Malabrigo, they’re great for layering and keeping you warm & woolly year-round. The three patterns are Sweater Weather sweater, Common Ground hat and Touchstone shawl.

We had a photo shoot for these knits earlier this week. I’m not used to being in front of the camera, and somehow it always ends up with me goofing around and being silly. But we did also get lots of photos worth showing. I’ll share pics of me wearing this trio soon!

The focal point of Sweater Weather is the beautiful lace panel on the front. I knitted this top-down raglan sweater with sport weight Malabrigo Arroyo in Pearl. You can read (and see) more about the sweater here. I really love both the yarn and the colour. I’ve shared my progress here on the blog and on Instagram, so I’m sure by now you know I’m absolutely in love with my new sweater. Hope you like it, too!

Matching sweater and hat knitting patterns for Malabrigo Arroyo from Woolenberry.

The hat, Common Ground, has the same beautiful lace panel as the sweater. And I knitted it with the same yarn, too, so they’re matchy-matchy. Common Ground comes in three adult sizes, so there’s bound to be one that’ll be just right for you. Half a skein of Arroyo is enough and if you want to substitute with another yarn, you’ll need about 153 m / 167 yds of similar sport weight yarn.

The Touchstone shawl is knitted with two colours of fingering weight yarn. I used Malabrigo Mechita in colours Polar Morn and Sand Bank. This shawl is an asymmetric triangle knitted from one corner to the opposite side. The relaxing garter stitch is decorated with wavy lace stripes and the shawl is finished off with a large block of that same beautiful lace pattern. You’ll need one skein of each colour or about 346 m / 378 yds of fingering weight yarn in C1 and 307 m / 336 yds in C2.

All three patterns will be available on Ravelry next week. You can purchase them individually, or, if you love them all, you can save by purchasing the entire collection. Sign up to Woolenberry e-letter and I’ll email you as soon as Warm & Woolly 2018 goes live!

Touchstone knitting pattern from Woolenberry

On my needles: A comforting shawl for selfish knitting

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Brooklyn Tweed Loft in Snowbound

Do you have three skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft in your stash? Great! I’m making a new shawl pattern for them for January. No? Don’t worry, you can easily adapt the pattern to other yarns in your stash.

I’ve had three skeins of Loft in Snowbound in my stash for years and it was about time to knit something with them. I’m turning them into a wonderful triangle shawl at the moment and enjoying it very much. This shawl is a very relaxing knit. You’ll love having it on your needles in January. It’s perfect for comforting and selfish knitting after all the gift knitting frenzy.

The shawl is suitable for many yarn weights and yardages, just like Herald. If you’ve got a gorgeous single skein of fingering weight yarn that you’re itching to cast on, this one’s for you. Or if you long for a squishy, warm, worsted weight shawl, you can do that, too. This is a true stash buster pattern, so have a look through your yarns and see what calls out to you. The pattern goes live in early January. Stay tuned!

On my needles: Comfort Zone shawl with Brooklyn Tweed Loft.