We’re all drawn to the amazing multi-coloured skeins of yarn when we shop, but nobody really knows what to do with them when it comes to knitting lace. ?In Nobody Nose, a colourful skein of crazy coloured “Party Girl” is tempered with a skein of “Frosted Teal” and combined into an asymmetrical lace shawl with garter stripes and delicate lace.
The shawl uses approx 90 g (450 yds) of the solid colour and 25 g (125 yds) of the multicoloured yarn.
The pattern includes both charted and written instructions. It’s available as a PDF download for $7.00 USD.
Today marks 5 years since I released the Eyjafjallajökull Shawl. After all the amazing images of the erupting volcano in Iceland, I just kept thinking about it, and next thing you know, it became this.
The pattern was inspired by some of the amazing pictures of the erupting volcano, with lava streaming down the sides of the mountain. Here, the lava streams starts at the centre of the shawl and streams outwards towards the edges and pool there.
The shawl is about 160 cm (63?) in diameter and is knit with fingering weight yarn. Because of the (relatively) thick yarn, it actually knits up fairly quickly. For me, this was one of those rare designs that just flew off the needles. Once I started, there was no stopping it. Come to think of it, I guess that’s rather appropriate for a volcano.
The Eyjafjallajökull Shawl is one of my favourites, and I often wear it at shows and events.
The pattern is available as a PDF download here:
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