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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.

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.

New shawl Autumn Woods is here!

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Autumn Woods knitting pattern from Woolenberry

Autumn Woods is finally here!

Have the leaves started turning where you are? I’m enjoying watching autumn arrive and listening to the rain pattering on the windows. Cosying up on the couch with wool and needles feels right when the seasons start to change.

Autumn Woods is perfect for this time of year. This cosy shawl has lots of lovely rustic texture and offers a dose of colour therapy. Have fun choosing your colours and celebrate the season.

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

Autumn Woods is the third pattern in the 2018 Woolenberry Shawl Club. If you’ve already joined the club, you have received an email with a link to download the pattern. You can also find the pattern in your Ravelry library under 2018 Woolenberry Shawl Club eBook (instead of the single pattern entry for Autumn Woods).

Autumn Woods is exclusive to Shawl Club members until January 2019. If you’re not a member yet, join now to cast on for this scrumptious wrap. You also get the two previous Shawl Club patterns, Spring Bloom and Summer Meadow. And there’s one more pattern to come – the winter shawl goes live in November!

See Autumn Woods on Ravelry

Autumn Woods knitting pattern from Woolenberry