Knit & Knag Designs

For the past year I’ve been working on a book on lace design, and I’m super excited to say that as of today my book is available for pre-order from Cooperative Press.

Shaping Shawls is a wonderful resource for anyone who would like to design their own lace shawls, as well as for those who wish to gain a greater understanding of how different shapes of shawls are constructed.  The book covers a number of different shapes and constructions, and also contains 10 complete patterns that are examples of the various shapes.

There are a few sneak-preview shots available to show some of the designs from the book.  All of the shawls in the book are knit using yarn from a number of different Indie Dyers, and the vibrant colours are truly amazing.

This shawl is a top-down triangular shawl, knit in Nona from Spirit Trail Fiberworks.  It’s an incredibly vivid blue/purple and the shawl drapes beautifully.

Next up is the Margarita Leaves shawl – a bottom-up triangular shawl knit in the softest and most luxurious Serenity Silk from the Zen Yarn Garden.

And then there is a crescent lace shawl knit in Nimbus Cloud from Slackford Studio.  This yarn has an amazing halo and is so soft that you want to cuddle up and hide in the shawl.

These are just a few teaser shots to give you a taste of what’s in the book.  Enjoy!