The “Come Together Fade Shawl” is a sister shawl to my “Make My Heart Sing” one. It is similar in all respects except for the way the fade is done. In this one, 2 separate fade yarn kits are combined by having them “come together” in the middle of the shawl at their lightest shade and then both fades get progressively darker at either end. It i...

Time to get the umbrella out and wrap up in this pretty lace shawlette! Bella Brella is crescent-shaped and knit from the top down, beginning with a small garter section. The body’s lace looks like fully extended umbrellas, and the lace border is knitted on or “applied” horizontally afterwards while simultaneously binding the piece off. You wil...

Set your heart aflutter with this Russian “wing” lace shawl. It is crescent-shaped and knit from the top down, beginning with a small garter section. The border forms naturally from the lace itself, so there is no separate border to work. Tip the edge of the border with a contrasting color if you prefer or knit it all in one color. You will nee...

The Hope Shawl is my own personal celebration of being a ten-year, 2-time breast cancer survivor and my hope that one day there will be no more cancer of any kind. It is a crescent-shaped, reversible shawl featuring a brioche edging that “syncopates” or changes which color is dominant with each pattern repeat. Worked from the top down in 2 coor...

“Wild Thing…You Make My Heart Sing” …the opening lyrics by the English rock band the Troggs in the 1960s. This shawl is a “find your fade” knitting project that will make your heart sing, and you can decide how “wild” it will be. Alternatively, you can choose muted shades and make it more subdued. It is a long triangular shawl that is knit from...

With its distinctive 2-color block slip-stitch inserts that travel around and through the entire shawl showcasing small garter waves of color, the Oriental Odyssey Shawlette Pattern is a beautiful and unique way to showcase 2 coordinating/contrasting colors of yarn. It is a crescent-shaped shawl knit from the top down using German Short Rows wi...

The Plum Line Shawl is crescent-shaped and is worked from the top down. It begins with a 2-color welting stitch, progresses to a simple 2-color block slip stitch, and ends with a brioche edging. It is worked in 2 coordinating/contrasting colors of yarn. The brioche border is added on at the end and forms into natural scallops. You will need abo...

Similar in overall look to my Panoply Shawl, the Tributary Shawl is also reversible but begins instead with a 2-color welting stitch, and a different brioche edging. It is worked from the top down in 2 coordinating/contrasting colors. The brioche border is added on at the end and forms into natural scallops. You will need about 400 yards of fin...

The Spumoni Brioche Cowl Pattern is a long cowl knit using 2 contrasting/coordinating colors of your choice. It is knit in the round on circular needles and is fully reversible with one side featuring the lighter color, and the other, the darker color. The pattern is formed by sandwiching Nancy Marchant’s Wavy Buds Brioche Stitch pattern in bet...

The Sea Turtle Brioche Pattern is a long cowl knit using 2 contrasting/coordinating colors of your choice. It is knit in the round on circular needles and is fully reversible with one side featuring the lighter color, and the other, the darker color. The pattern is formed from 2 separate Brioche Stitch patterns, with one of the patterns sandwic...

The Lava Lava Island Shawlette is named after the destructive power that Kilauea has been unleashing on the Big Island of Hawaii recently. Please keep the people of the Big Island in your prayers. The shawlette is knit on the bias in an asymmetrical triangular shape from side to side beginning with only 7 stitches. The lace that is incorporated...

Opal Sands is a full-size, crescent-shaped knitted lace pattern that is worked from the top down. Cast on with 8 sts for the first small lace section, follow with ribs and wrapped stitches, finish the shawl body with Japanese Wave Lace, and then put the finishing touch on the shawl with the Eyelets and Cables Border Stitch. I used about 750 yar...

Breaking over the clear turquoise water each morning in ombre shades of orange and yellow, the Tahitian Sunrise fills the sky with its glory. The Tahitian Sunrise Shawl is an asymmetrical bias-knit shawl that incorporates lace inserts into its design as the shawl grows. It simultaneously builds an ombre color story from the darkest shade at the...

As sweet and beautiful as a rose bud, the Isabelle Lace Newborn Hat Pattern is a vintage inspired look that is sure to win many compliments! It is knit with about 75 yards of worsted weight yarn in the round and from the bottom up, beginning with a couple of repeats of gorgeous Russian Embossed Flourish Lace, and then finishing up with a simple...

Venus in Stripes is a long triangular shawl that is knit from side-to-side and accentuates the striping with center decreases. It is knit with fingering weight yarn or 2 skeins of contrasting color of 420 yards each color…a total of 840 yards. Since this shawl is already well over 8 feet in length and 25 inches at its center, deepest point, it ...

Like icing on a birthday cake, the Icing Shawl with its rows of slip-stitch “piping” will adorn your shoulders in something to celebrate! It is an asymmetrical shawl knit on the bias, and it looks fabulous when knitted with 2 complimentary colors and one of them is a variegated yarn. German Short Rows are used to form small waves of stockinette...

Knit and play with “puddles” of lace in this asymmetrical bias-knit shawlette that features striping punctuated 5 times with a short row lace insert section. I knit this in 3 different colors, although you could choose to work it in as many as you would like, even all in one color. Mine was done in fingering weight, but anything from fingering ...

Lace chalice-looking panels between textural panels and a simple crocheted picot border…that is what the Golden Chalice Shawlette is all about. It is a crescent-shaped shawl knit of 400 yards of fingering weight yarn, although lace weight, fingering, sport weight, or even DK would also work well with this pattern. Knit from the top down and beg...

The Dendron Shawl, when worked in a variegated yarn, reminds me of tree rings that form as a tree ages. It is a fully reversible, asymmetrical, bias-knit shawl, and the Petite Point Lace Border that runs along one of its sides is knit at the same time as the main body of the shawl. The pattern begins with only 10 stitches and grows as you work ...

Choose your variegated yarn and a contrast yarn, the number of times and where you “syncopate” or switch the dominant color on your piece, and you will have your very own, artistic Picasso Scarf. I used 200 yards in 2 different colorways in fingering weight yarn to produce this 4-foot, 27-inch-wide Brioche Knit scarf, but any weight yarn would ...

Wrap yourself in a cloud of ombre color with the Dip and Fade Shawl! Mine is knit in a beautiful Italian blue tonal yarn from Lana Grossa called Shades of Alpaca Silk. This is a soft blend of baby alpaca and silk yarn in DK weight that does the tone changing for you. However, it would be beautiful knit in tones of any shade from your stash, and...

The Strawberry Hill Shawlette is an asymmetrical triangle knit on the bias. It utilizes German Short Rows to achieve its blocked effect. I knit it in about 800 yards (400 yards in 2 coordinating/contrasting shades) in fingering weight yarn, but this pattern would also work up nicely in anything from fingering weight through worsted. Mine knit u...

The Luna Azul Shawlette is a crescent-shaped lace shawlette knit from the bottom up, beginning with a Japanese lace knitting pattern as the border, and graduating to an all-over triangular lace pattern in the body. I knit it out of about 500 yards of fingering weight yarn, although anything from lace weight through sport weight would also work ...

The FLW Shawlette is named after the architect Frank Lloyd Wright because of its geometric lines and neutral tone that blends with many different fashion styles. It echos Wright’s philosophy of creating architecture that blends humanity with nature. This is a crescent-shaped shawlette knit from the top down. It begins with a large body of simpl...

Pick 2 contrasting/coordinating skeins of fingering weight yarn, and cast on for a fun Brioche knitting adventure featuring a large “scarf” border of tilted tulips that you work in the usual way from top to bottom. After finishing the scarf, you can decide whether you want to turn your Brioche scarf into a shallow, crescent-shaped shawlette by ...

A feminine and delicate piece, the Bouquet Toss Shawl is a full-size, lacy, traditional triangular shawl knit from the top down with a cabled “applied” or “knitted on” edging. It features an intricate Japanese lace pattern in the center body. I knit the shawl using 2 plus 1/3 skeins (420 yards each skein or about 1000 yards) of Madelinetosh Tos...

The Ukuleles Scarf is a cabled infinity scarf that features an all-over cable pattern that looks like rows of ukuleles. I knit mine in worsted weight yarn since a cable pattern is going to look best in at least a worsted weight yarn, but you could also knit this pattern successfully in a DK weight yarn. It is knit in the round on circular needl...

Hidden Hydrangeas is a shallow crescent shaped shawlette that features a Chinese Fans Lace Border and a Russian Hidden Hydrangeas Lace body center panel. It is knit from the bottom up using short rows to achieve the crescent shape. It is knit in fingering weight yarn, although it would also work well in sport or DK weight. The yarn I chose was ...

Tatiana is a shallow crescent shaped shawlette that features a Wing Lace Border and an embossed Russian Lace body center panel. It is knit from the bottom up using short rows to achieve the crescent shape. It is knit in fingering weight yarn, although it would also work well in sport or DK weight. The yarn I chose was Madelinetosh’s Tosh Merino...

Make a stylish entrance this season in the syncopated Braided Zebra Brioche knit scarf! Knit from end to end in a wide braided Brioche stitch that “syncopates” or reverses the dominant stitch color ever several repeats, this scarf can be successfully knit in any weight yarn from fingering through worsted. I chose to knit mine in fingering weigh...

Embellish your wardrobe by knitting this 2-color cowl. It is knit in the round on circular needles using Brioche Knitting and 2 contrasting/coordinating colors of your choice. This pattern is fully reversible with one side featuring the lighter color and the other, the darker color. In cowl form, the top edge can be flipped when you wear it so ...

The Panoply Shawl is an extravagant display of brioche edging, stripes, and crescent shaping. It is worked in garter stitch from the top down in 2 coordinating/contrasting colors, and you decide how many stripes and how wide the stripes are in the shawl body. The brioche border is added on at the end and can be blocked into points. You will nee...

Brightly colored with variegated lines of brioche knitting at the edging, the Cabana is a full-sized crescent-shaped shawl knit from the top down which also has a fast and easy garter stitch body. You will need 550 yards of DK weight yarn in a solid color, and 225 yards of DK yarn in a variegated yarn to make this shawl. Although I used DK weig...

“The road is long/With many a winding turn…” So go the lyrics to The Hollies 1969 hit pop song, “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”. The Hollies Shawl is full of twists and turns that are meant to remind both the knitter and wearer of the unpredictability of life as well as the endurance needed to finish the race well. It is a crescent-shaped, fu...

Add a little spice to your life by knitting this 300 yard shawlette plus 50 yards of contrast border yarn! It is a crescent-shaped, top-down shawlette knit in sport weight yarn, but dk, worsted, or fingering yarn would also work fine. Comprised of 3 parts, the shawlette begins with Japanese Lacy Fronds Lace, followed by a middle garter section....

An outpouring of lace…that is what defines the Effusion Shawl. It is a crescent-shaped, full-sized shawl knit of 750 yards of sport weight yarn, although lace weight, fingering, or DK weight would also work well with this pattern. Knit from the top down and beginning with only 7 stitches, the shawl grows from an all-over Russian Cascade Lace bo...

Please note that on subsequent even, Right Side Rows beyond Row 1, knit to the last 4 stitches, yo, then k2tog twice.

A little bit of lace and a little bit of cables form a little bit of pleats on the Little Bit Shawlette. It is a scarf if you knit it out of 460 yards of fingering weight yarn as I did, or a small shawlette if you choose to knit it in a heavier weight yarn. Knit on the bias sideways, Little Bit is an asymmetrical triangle that starts on one sid...

Willowisp is a full-size, crescent-shaped lace shawl made of 800 yards of fingering weight yarn, although other lightweight yarns would also work. The lace in the body of the shawl is an all-over, simple-to- follow pattern. It is knit from the top down beginning with only 9 stitches and a span of textural purl and knit pattern, followed with an...

Irish Spring is a feminine, crescent-shaped lace shawlette made of 525 yards of fingering weight yarn, although other lightweight yarns would also work. The lace in the body of the shawl is an all-over, simple-to- follow pattern. It is knit from the top down beginning with only 7 stitches, and finishes with a pretty pointy lace border that is k...

Twirlaby is crescent-shaped lace shawlette made of 400 yards of sport weight yarn. The lace forms vertical “twirls” that zig and zag in an all-over pattern. It is knit from the top down beginning with only 7 stitches, and finishes with a simple super stretchy bind off that allows the lace to automatically form pretty points without having to wo...

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Lightweight and whimsical, the Big Fish in a Little Pond Wrap is the perfect accessory to add to your summer knitting and wardrobe. Rectangular in shape, the lace pattern that I designed specifically for this wrap features large fish swimming upstream. Because the lace has decreases at the sides at regular intervals, it naturally forms a scallo...

Molly Ringwald was pretty in pink, and you will be pretty in whatever color you choose to knit the Golly Molly Shawl in! It is crescent shaped, and knit from the top down. The first section is a 4 by 4 inch rib punctuated by zig zag work, while the second section is an all-over Japanese lace with an embossed appearance due to numerous through-t...

Light as a summer breeze, this lacy, crescent-shaped shawl is just the piece to throw over your shoulders all year long. It is knit from the top down, beginning with a subtle shifting sand cable pattern, and progressing to an all-over lace section. The shawl finishes with the addition of a “knitted on”, or “applied” lace border that is worked s...

I named this shawlette the Rusty Bucket Shawlette because of the colors I chose, but you can come up with your own name for it once you pick the 5 colors that you will be using in the design. Knit almost entirely in garter stitch except for a small slip stitch linen stitch that divides the German Short Row color wave border from the crescent-sh...

The Honey Fig Cowl is designed to show off your most beautiful shades of yarn. It is Fair Isle and knit in the round using 5 different colors. I cheated in my yarn selection and used Sweetgeorgia Yarns Superwash Worsted Party of Five Mini-Skein Set Yarn in the Honey Fig grouping (hence the name of the cowl), which has 250 yards total of 5 shade...

A simple bias construction knit in garter stitch, accented by stripes, braids, and a band of stranded 2-shade, geometric color play at the border…this is what the Cajamarca Shawlette is all about. It is named after the city of Cajamarca in the Andean area of the Northern highlands of Peru where making “sling braids” to use as decorative belts, ...

Slip Stitch inserts that looks like railroad tracks are what distinguishes the Chattanooga Shawlette as a unique pattern. I thought of the old Big Band song performed by Glenn Miller in the 1940s called “Chattanooga Choo Choo” as I was knitting this shawlette, and came up with its name. It is an asymmetrical piece knit on the bias from the bott...

When I lived in London for a few years, I frequently wore knitted scarves. It was with this thought in mind that I named this pattern Picadilly since it is something I can picture myself wearing around my neck to keep out the London chill as I walked by Picadilly Circus in downtown London. It is knit sideways and has a Wexford Braid Cable Edgin...

Knit the skinny break rows between the color blocks in dark blue on this shawl, and they look just like many rivers flowing every which way across it! The Many Rivers Shawl is striped, asymmetrical, and knit on the bias sideways entirely in garter stitch. Although it is knit using the German short row technique, you do not have to have had any ...

A breath of fresh garden air no matter what the season, the Leaf and Pod Shawlette is deep crescent-shaped. It is knit from the bottom up, starting with a Falling Leaves Lace Border, and topped with a Japanese Bobble Stitch Border. The shawlette achieves its crescent shape by knitting short rows in garter stitch in the body. I knit my shawlette...

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, and the Christmas trees too! This little shawlette is only 4 feet long and 18 inches at its center, deepest point, but its crescent shape makes it the perfect accessory to rest merrily on your shoulders this holiday season. It is comprised of 2 different kinds of lace. Worked from the bottom up, starting wit...

The Northern Lights are seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres, and are due to collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth’s atmosphere. They may appear in many colors, from pale green and pink, to shades of red, yellow, green, blue and violet. Because my current yarn stash...

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Colorful, vibrant, and as fun as a sunny day at the beach, The Newporter Shawlette is a striped asymmetrical accessory knit on the bias sideways entirely in garter stitch. Although it is knit using a German short row technique, you do not have to have any previous experience knitting in this style since full written instructions, video help lin...

Chandeliers are opulent, extravagant, and beautiful. Although they have been fixtures of function and decoration through the ages, recently chandeliers have enjoyed a surge in popularity and become trendy at weddings and other formal events. Brides even rent them to hang in trees at outdoor weddings, and have them printed on their invitations a...

If you study the lace border on this shawlette closely, you will find a lot of things you would find in a garden “dancing” across the edging! It has a wide Russian Hidden Hydrangeas lace border, and I was able to see leaves, potted Hydrangeas, and fern branches in its design. This shawlette is a shallow crescent with a wide border, and is worke...

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When I was visiting the beautiful Greek island of Mykonos a few years ago, I couldn’t help but notice all the mosaic artwork. It was everywhere…in tile flooring, walls, jewelry, linens, artisans’ workshops, and even in some knitted pieces being sold at sidewalk shops. Flipping through one of Barbara Walker’s knitting stitch treasuries, I came u...

The Quilted Planet Shawl is a top down shawl that is semi-circular in shape, and features the Royal Quilting Slip Stitch followed by a garter chevron at its border. The body of the shawl is garter stitch and is worked in alternating variegated stripes to add interest to its simplicity. I used 2 different coordinating variegated skeins of yarn t...

The Twin Candelabras Scarf is a standard rectangular scarf that features a cabled border on both ends, and a body worked in Russian Candelabra Lace. I chose to work this pattern in fingering weight yarn (Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light), and also to limit the size of the scarf to the amount of yarn on this skein, which was 420 yards, however thi...

Criss Cross Apricot is a deep crescent shape shawlette that features a Russian Cables and Lace Border and ribbed cable body center panel. It is knit from the bottom up using short rows to achieve the crescent shape. I knit it in fingering weight yarn, although it would also work well in sport or DK weight. The yarn I chose was Madelinetosh’s To...

The Morning Dove Shawlette is a deep crescent shape that is knit from the bottom up. The border is worked in Russian Flourish Lace, and the body features a subtle Japanese Cable and Lace midsection that is flanked on either side with stockinette stitch. The crescent shape is achieved through the use of short rows. It is worked in fingering weig...

The Annushka Shawlette is a crescent-shaped shawlette comprised entirely of 2 different kinds of Russian lace. Worked from the bottom up, starting with a Russian Zig Zag Lace Border, and moving upwards into Russian Peas in a Pod Lace in the shawlette body, the crescent shape is achieved by using short rows. It is a lightweight shawlette that is...

…off the Florida Keys, where the water is an unearthly vivid shade of turquoise blue, and when you go snorkeling you see an abundance of sea life, including billowy sea plumes! It could happen on a dream vacation this summer, and it is already there on this crescent shaped shawlette. The design is solid knitted lace in a deep crescent shape. Wo...

The In the Navy Shawl is a striped, asymmetrical, triangular design. It is worked sideways on the bias, beginning with a rib and lace border on one side, and then fluctuating between light and dark wide stripes punctuated with narrow contrasting color stripes. The bias and shape are achieved with short rows, using a wrap and turn on one side, a...

Yon Tartan is a rectangular shawl knit in 4 different colors. The shawl has a garter stitch border, and the body is worked in stockinette ribbing, while the vertical lines are added afterwards to the purl “ditches” left behind by the ribbing using a crochet hook with a simple technique sometimes called Faux Plaid Knitting. It is knit from the b...

The Dandelion and Twisting Vines Shawlette is a crescent-shaped and solid lace shawlette with optional border beading that is worked from the top down. The fresh spring green colored yarn I knit this in reminded me of a field of grass with dandelions sprouting up in it when I saw how the beads dotted the border. I used only one skein (360 yards...

The Two if by Sea Shawlette is a play on 2 contrasting colors with a simple, asymmetrical, triangular design. It is worked sideways on the bias, beginning with a lace border on one side, progressing to a striped garter stitch section, then to a solid stockinette section, and finally to a 2 by 2 ribbed section. The bias and shape are achieved wi...

The Golden Cherries Shawlette features a textural pattern pulished in Barbara Walker’s book “A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns” on page 141. This fancy textured pattern really caught my eye. It is aptly called “Medallion with Cherries” and showcases trios of cherries encased in raised medallions that look Middle Eastern in shape. I noticed...

Button Jar is a crescent shaped shawlette that is solid knitted lace. It is worked from the bottom up, starting with a Spanish Lace Border, and then moving upwards into Old Danube Lace in the body. Knit using short rows to form the crescent shape, the body lace looks like circular buttons. Since I knit this shawlette using Madelinetosh’s Pashmi...

In the Japanese tradition, a teahouse generally refers to a private structure designed for holding Japanese tea ceremonies, or one serving tea. This crescent shaped shawlette is knit from the bottom up starting with a Japanese Teahouse Lace Border, and graduating upwards to a short row body of garter feather and fan lace. It is knit with only o...

Woodland is a lightweight and lacy crescent shaped shawlette that features a center lace panel, and a scalloped lace border. Knit using only one skein (335 yards) of Malabrigo’s DK weight Arroyo Merino Wool yarn in the neutral, earthy shade of coffee toffee, it is worked from the bottom up, beginning with the lace border, and graduating up thro...

The comedic Harlequin is notorious for his brightly colored tights featuring a diamond pattern. His patterned tights would be a garish shock to the eye. In contrast, the diamond pattern in the Subtle Harlequin Shawlette’s body is done texturally with simple knit and purl stitches. It is crescent in shape, and worked from the top down, finishing...

The title of this shawlette alludes to part of a line from the song “My Favorite Things”. Another way of looking at it is that this shawlette is crescent shaped, which is technically just like the moon at least on some evenings. Wear it around your back and shoulders and you are sort of wearing a moon on your “wings”! I chose to work this shawl...

Painterly Plaid is a quick and easy scarf that uses the color pooling technique to create a surreal plaid using a magic number of stitches that has already been figured out specifically for you using only one skein of Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Worsted Yarn (225 yards) in the variegated shade of Devon. It is worked on the bias exclusively in garter...

The Leaves on the Nile Shawlette is simply that…leaves floating on a mesmerizing blue river. In this case, the leaves are showcased in 2 diamond-shaped groupings of upside down leaves on the center panel of this modified triangular shawl which is worked from the top down, beginning at the neckline. The 2 mirrored panels on either side are highl...

Feminine and lacy is the essence of the Angel Braids Shawlette. It is a triangular shawlette worked from the top down, with a center cabled panel between two lacey halves. The lace on the halves is a delicate Angel Lace. It is written for sport weight yarn, and I worked it in 2 skeins of Madelinetosh’s Tosh Sport Merino Wool yarn (270 yards per...

The Tails and Feathers Shawlette …a peacock’s tails and feathers! This shawlette is crescent shaped, and knitted from the bottom up. The border features a majestic cable, lace and bobble peacock tail pattern, while the body consists of a Japanese feather lace. The crescent shape is achieved by working the body in short rows. I used 2 skeins of ...

The bright colors of the yarn in this shawlette looked so refreshing and summery as I was knitting it that I decided to add bobbles to its body to represent melon balls…most definitely a warm weather treat! The Melon Balls Shawlette is crescent shaped, and worked from the simple razor lace edging up through the bobbled body. The crescent shape ...

Worked in 8 pie-shaped wedges that form a half circle in black and white variegated yarn, the Sketchings Shawlette appears to be an optical illusion formed by pencil sketching. It is worked from side to side using short rows to form the wedges and is written for worsted weight yarn. I used 2 skeins (225 yards per skein) of Lorna’s Laces Shepher...

Soon the fields will be ripe with pumpkins in all shapes and sizes ready for the picking! To celebrate this Harvest-Time tradition, I have designed the Pumpkin Pickin’ Shawlette which showcases a beautiful pumpkin and vine cable ribbing at the border, and also down the center of the body of the shawlette. It is knit from the bottom up, and is c...

Ambrosial means delightful, and flashdance is a dance that happens spontaneously, and that is just what this shawlette/scarf is all about! Made out of 1 skein of sportweight yarn (I used Madelinetosh’s Pashmina, 360 yards to the skein in the shade of Flashdance), this shawlette is both a delight to look at and almost spontaneous in its “quick-t...

A little bit of milk and a whole lot of honey! The Milk and Honey Shawlette or Scarf is a simple, quick-to-knit, one-skein project. It is a deep crescent shape that drapes nicely around the shoulders. Knit from the bottom up, the border features 69 pretty lace bumble bees, and the border graduates into a simple short row garter stitch body. I c...

It’s a dilemma that faces many knitters…how to best show off a gorgeous yarn that is a variegated colorway. If you knit it up in lace, the pattern gets lost in the busyness of the colors, and if you knit it up in cables, the cables also will war against the colors.

Cherry Twist Shawlette is a traditional, top-down triangular shawl comprised of a lace body and a straight-edged cable border. The lace has the appearance of trios of cherries falling down the body of the shawl next to rope-like lace columns, while the cabled border has small twists. It is worked in a sport weight yarn, and I chose to work mine...

The drooping, blue bell-shaped flowers which give the Bluebell Flower its name are common in much of Britain and Ireland, but are rare in the rest of the world. They carpet the woodland floor early in the spring in a beautiful sea of violet-blue. The Bluebell Bias Scarf is a celebration of this stunning little flower. It is an asymmetric triang...

Knit on the bias sideways and asymmetrical, Random Monet Shawlette features bordering on all 3 sides, and has textural interest in your choice of 3 different inserts in which you play the artist and place the inserts “randomly” wherever you feel like knitting one. Written directions are given for the basic shawlette body, which is knit in garte...

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star… “Like a Diamond in the Sky” is a traditional top down lace full size shawl that is a full 82” across the top, and 36” at its center, deepest point after blocking. I chose to make it in Madelinetosh Pashmina wool/silk/cashmere sport weight blend yarn (360 yards each skein) in Stargazing, and it took 2 skeins to knit...

Life is full of ups and downs…peaks and valleys. The secret to making the most out of your life is to use the mountaintop memories to give you hope and joy when you are in a valley and to never forget the important lessons you learn while passing through a hard period of time. This shawlette is all about life’s peaks and valleys. It is a tradit...

The Fresh Squeezed Shawl is a traditional lace triangular shawl worked from the top down, and finished in a ruffle border that is edged in seed beads. The lace body of the shawl is a highly textured Japanese Ribbon Lace, and, because it involves following a chart and/or written directions closely, I would suggest that it is appropriate for a kn...

Breast Cancer remains the number one cancer in women, no matter your age or ethnicity, despite much research and testing. Almost everyone knows someone who has had Breast Cancer, or has even had it themselves. I myself am a 6 year survivor of Triple Negative Breast Cancer, and, unfortunately, recently received the news that I have it once again...

The African Violet is the world’s most common household plant, and has long been associated with mothers and Mother’s Day. One of the most common color combinations of this plant is violet with a yellow center, and is why I chose to make this shawlette in violet with a hint of yellow separating the border from the body of the shawlette. However...

Somebody has been in the garden cutting flowers to create a bouquet, and the stems show up along the border of the Fleur Botanique Shawlette, while the pansies are scattered in the middle of the shawlette’s border. This shawlette is crescent shaped, and knit from the bottom border upwards to a lace short row body. I used 4 skeins of Cascade Yar...

Oceans Deep is knit from the bottom up, starting with a ripple lace edging. It is crescent shaped, which allows the piece to drape nicely around the neck and shoulders. I used Malabriogos Arroyo Merino Wool Superwash DK Yarn in the Aguas shade (2 skeins of 335 yards each) and about 100 yards of Madelinetosh’s Tosh Merino DK Yarn in the shade of...

An elegant way to celebrate the lily, the Gilded Lily Shawlette is a lacy traditional triangular shawl knit from the top down with a lace scalloped ripple border as its edging. I knit the shawl using 2 skeins (270 yards each) of Madelinetosh Tosh Sport, sport weight Merino Wool yarn in the Ginger colorway. The pattern works up to be just over 6...

Oh the beauty and agony of a knitter’s yarn stash! I am alternately thrilled with all the creative and beautiful projects I envision using it up on and tormented by its seemingly exponential growth and mishmash of clashing colors and textures. This is how the Flash Your Stash Shawlette/Scarf was born. It is a very simple (even for a beginner!) ...

Zuma is a highly textured traditional triangular shawl knit from the top down with a ripple border as its edging. Something about all the maze-like ridges reminded me of a video game of colored rolling marbles I used to be addicted to called Zuma. I knit the shawl using 3 skeins (270 yards each) of Madelinetosh Tosh Sport, sport weight Merino W...

Knit this shawlette up in Madelinetosh’s “Tosh Sport” sport-weight yarn in Baltic Blue and the mesmerizing shade of teal will have you thinking about the proud male peacock strutting around showcasing his gorgeous hues to everyone too! This is a crescent shaped shawlette which is worked from the chevron panel border up to a short row body that ...

The Canopy Shawlette is a breath of fresh springtime air anytime you wear it. Walking through a meadow filled with long green grass, a canopy of deep pink and purple blooms burst unabashedly in the tree branches above you…this is Canopy. It is a feminine, bias-knit shawlette, asymmetrical in shape, and bordered on 2 of its sides simultaneously ...

Surrender to the warmth, surrender to the stripedness, but most of all, surrender to the ease and quickness of this pattern! I started knitting this piece in cream on the bias, and when I had worked a few rows, it did kind of look like a surrender flag. Surrender is a garter stitch, bias-knit shawlette or scarf knit in two and a half skeins of ...

Baby it’s cold outside, so grab your super bulky weight Rouged Shawlette, wrap up tight before you leave, and you will be toasty warm and fashionably chic at the same time! First though, grab your knitting needles and 3 skeins of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Yarn in the shade of Cranberry and knit it up in only a few hours since it is...

Bordered with Parasol, or Umbrella Lace, and worked up in one and a half skeins (335 yards per skein) of Malabrigo’s Merino Wool Blend DK weight Arroyo yarn in the 043 “Plomo” colorway which is rich in undulating tones of light and dark purplish grays. Ombrélla seemed a good name for this shawlette design. It is a combination of the words “ombr...

“Hey, where did we go/Days when the rains came?/Down in the hollow/Playing a new game,/Laughing and a-running, hey, hey,/Skipping and a-jumping/In the misty morning fog with/Our, our hearts a-thumping/And you, my brown-eyed girl,/You, my brown-eyed girl.” The lyrics to Van Morrison’s song “Brown Eyed Girl” are the inspiration for this sweet &am...

Forest Green and Teal Blue…it reminded me of the popular green and blue Scottish Plaid when working with this yarn, so I began to envision a Scottish Lassie standing in the highlands with this shawl wrapped around her shoulders. Tartanesque is a crescent shaped full-size shawl that is worked from the bottom up, starting with the lace border, an...

Knit on the bias sideways and asymmetrical, Berry Basket Bias Shawlette features bordering on all 3 sides, and has textural interest in its graduating bands of basket stitch. It shows off multiple colorways nicely since the striping is on the diagonal. The shawlette you see pictured was knit in 2 skeins of Malabrigo’s Merino Wool yarns, both DK...

Inspired by the shapes of the large Viking ships I saw while in Scandinavia this summer, the Viking Shawlette is what resulted when I started playing around with some blue, self-striping sock yarn. The ship shape can clearly be seen when the shawl is viewed in full with both points of the shawlette pointing skyward just as the ends of the Vikin...

Spice up your knitting and use up some scrap sock yarn at the same time with Picante! Picante is a simple shawlette or scarf knit on the bias sideways, which shows off a self-striping variegated yarn to its best advantage. Picante is also asymmetrical. Two of the side borders are knit simultaneously with the body of the shawlette, and the third...

Knit up the Cornucopia Shawlette or Scarf now, and be ready to celebrate the abundance of Harvest-Time blessings in the Fall. It is triangular in shape, and is knit sideways, and the lace edging is knit simultaneously with the triangular body. I used only 1 skein (310 yards) of Malabrigo’s DK weight Rastita slightly felted Merino wool yarn in t...

“Toro! Toro!” taunts the Spanish matador as he artfully swings his red cape in front of the bull’s horns. The bull charges at the red cape, which is called a muleta, because he is being provoked, and when he sees the vigorous movement, he charges. Although most people assume the muleta is bright red because it stands out to the bull, in actuali...

Bricks, Mexican pavers on patios—this is what inspired me in my Adobe Way shawlette design. It is an asymmetrical shawlette or scarf that is knit sideways. The border is knit at the same time as the body of the shawlette. The edging pattern is a sinous cable pattern that scallops along the bottom edge once it is blocked and pinned. It is asymme...

The Claddagh Ring is a traditional Irish ring given which represents love, loyalty, and friendship. The hands of the ring represent friendship, the heart represents love, and the crown represents loyalty. The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh which is just outside the old city walls of Gal...

The Nautica Crescent Shaped Lace Shawlette or Scarf has a decidedly nautical flair. This shawlette is knit in one piece from the top down in stockinette stitch with yarn over increases that form 3 wedges as it expands toward the border. It is officially a semicircular shape, but forms a crescent as you knit it because the ends begin to curve in...

The Banana Flambé Crescent Shaped Lace Shawlette is a knit version of this showstopper dessert. I chose to knit this pattern in just 1 skein (310 yards) of Malabrigo’s Rastita yarn in the shade of “Archangel” for obvious reasons. It is a tropical-colored, variegated, slightly felted, pure merino wool that is hand dyed in Uruguay. It has a “wing...

Faded photographs, ticket stubs, and pressed flowers…the Memento Crescent Shaped Lace Shawlette celebrates the sentimental memorabilia we collect that marks important events in our lives. I knit this shawlette in only 1 skein of Madelinetosh Pashmina Yarn in the “Fragrant” shade since this dusty rose color looked antiqued and romantic—perfect f...

“O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties…” lyrics taken right out of the patriotic song by Katharine Lee Bates in the 1800s as she was inspired by the natural beauty of the changing American landscape on a cross-country train ride. This variegated purple crescent shaped lace shawlette features a p...

The Shall We Gather by the River Crescent Shaped Lace Shawlette or Scarf is my nod to Americana and the Christian heritage the United States was founded upon. The hymn “Shall We Gather at the River” was written in 1864 by American poet and gospel music composer Robert Lowry. The song’s lyrics concern the bible verse in Revelation 22: 1-2 which ...

The Glacier Melt Crescent Shaped Cabled Shawlette was inspired by a recent visit to Glacier Bay in Alaska. It was easy to be in awe of the mammoth glaciers towering above the clear, pristine water. It was a sunny day, and the glaciers reflected a radiant shade of cyan blue suspended in ice. Every so often, huge cracking and crashing sounds inte...

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth…and He planted a garden in Eden, and He put the man in the garden, and He caused every tree to grow that was pleasing to look at and good to eat. And the Tree of Life was in the midst of this garden. This account from the Bible in Genesis 2 is what my Genesis Crescent Shaped Lace Shawlette...

The Sapphire & Faded Jeans Crescent Shaped Lace Shawlette is as easy and comfy to wear as your favorite pair of jeans, but subtly studded with cobalt blue “sapphire” blue seed beads in a center panel of diamond shaped lace. It finishes in a pretty pointed lace border. I chose to knit it in 2 skeins (220 yards each skein) of Cascade’s DK wei...

“When the Deep Purple Falls, Over Sleepy Garden Walls; And the Stars Begin to Twinkle in the Sky…” The Deep Purple Crescent Shaped Shawlette was inspired by the Dewberry shade of color I used. I knit this pure Merino Wool DK weight shawlette up with only 1 skein of Malabrigo Rastita (300 yards). It has subtle color variations that add interest ...

The Cinderella Crescent Shaped Lace Shawlette is a chance to be the belle of the grown-up ball, prom, or wedding! I chose a Cascade Ultra Pima Fine Yarn that is sport weight, and the shade of Cinderella’s ball gown in the color of “Alaska Sky” (3 skeins of 136 yards each) but you can choose your own shade and yarn weight since gauge isn’t cruci...

If you’re looking for a colorful knitting adventure, knit up several slices of the Candy Pie Pattern, and you will have a beautiful crescent shaped shawlette! This shawlette is knit in one piece from the top down in stockinette stitch with yarn over increases that form 3 wedges as it expands towards the border. It is officially a semicircular s...

The Harem Crescent Shaped Ribs and Lace Shawlette was inspired by the beautiful TSC Artyarns Zara Hand-Dyed Extrafine Italian Merino Wool yarn I discovered in the Z-4 multi-hued pinks and purples shade. It just looked Middle Eastern and feminine. Also, my husband is Middle Eastern, and we have 3 daughters. He is always joking that we are his ha...

Inch by inch and yard by yard, the Caterpillar Crescent Shaped Lace Shawlette is my “yarn” interpretation of this cute and awesome little creature! The lace is one of overlapping leaves studded with green bead caterpillars, while the shawl in its entirety appears to be one long stunning caterpillar itself. What a great way to greet Spring or Su...

The Gatsby Crescent Shaped Lace Shawlette is reminiscent of the design elements of the Roaring 20’s. It has been said … “The tempo of the city had changed sharply; the parties were bigger; … the restlessness approached hysteria.” The Gatsby is a fun, flirty, breezy way to welcome spring or summer this year. It has a long “wingspan” of over 6 fe...

The Ella Enchanted Crescent Shaped Lace Shawlette is an elegant and feminine way to welcome spring or summer this year. It has a long “wingspan” of well over 7 feet…plenty of room to wrap around your shoulders or neck as either a shawl or a scarf. This shawlette is about 2 feet a half wide at its deepest point. It is edged in a beautiful Victor...

A fun, flirty, breezy way to welcome spring or summer this year, the Peacock Plume Crescent-Shaped Shawlette has a long “wingspan” of over 7 feet…plenty of room to wrap around your shoulders or neck as either a shawl or a scarf. This shawlette is about 2 feet a half wide at its deepest point. It is edged in a beautiful lace pattern comprised of...

A fun, flirty, breezy way to welcome spring or summer this year, the Tulip Fields Crescent-Shaped Shawlette has a long “wingspan” of over 7 feet…plenty of room to wrap around your shoulders or neck as either a shawl or a scarf. This shawlette is about a foot and a half wide. It is edged in a beautiful lace pattern comprised of a row of tulips, ...

A fun, flirty, breezy way to welcome spring or summer this year, the Chocolate Bubbles Crescent-Shaped Shawlette has a long “wingspan” of over 7 feet…plenty of room to wrap around your shoulders or neck as either a shawl or a scarf. This shawlette is just a foot wide. It is edged in a beautiful lace pattern comprised of bubbles, and is knitted ...

A very dramatic statement piece! The Orange Crush Rectangular Lace Wrap Knitting Pattern is rectangular in shape, and is composed width-wise of 8 repeats of a meandering branch and orange slices lace. The lace itself forms a scalloped border on either end, so there is no need to work a separate border. Each lace pattern comprises 8 rows, and yo...