Free Knitting Pattern Blue Ridge Shawl

Hello, my Friends! I hope you are looking forward to a happy weekend ahead!
Today I want to share one of my paid patterns, Blue Ridge Shawl, free of charge!
As you know, I love to crochet, but I also love to knit. Blue Ridge is a great pattern to make as a gift because it's knit in worsted weight yarn and it was designed to be knit with one skein of Malabrigo Worsted or Manos Del Urugay Maxima.

Be sure that your gauge is correct when you begin this shawl. If you don't, one ball may not be enough to finish it!

Here's the link to the pattern...I hope you enjoy it!
Blue Ridge Shawl

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Gift Shawl

This is a shawlette I recently completed for my sister, Becky.  Her birthday came Saturday, and I thought the blue in this Malabrigo Worsted was a perfect match for her eyes....

I love the color and the way the garter stitch waves at the edge of the horseshoe lace. I do think it needs a stretchy bind-off, so I will be adding that to the pattern. The edging is a faroese version of horseshoe lace, and I've been wanting to try it for some time. The Faroes would knit the lace in all garter, but I like it in stockinette too, so that's what I did. I'll be making my next one from Manos Del Uruguay Maxima, I think.  Also very pretty and very similar to the Malabrigo, but, whichever you choose, this is a one skein project, my friends!! I love those things, as Junie B. would say;-) That means this would make a great gift for someone.  So I will be writing this up and posting it in my shop. It will be available soon, so look for it.

Details:
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted, Kettle dyed merino wool, 215yds
Needles: Size 7 (4.5mm)
Size: 50" span and 10" at widest point.

Dry Falls

I want to introduce you to my latest pattern, Dry Falls.....

This is a garter stitch, crescent shaped shawl that absolutely flew off my needles.  I had so much fun with this project and the work really did just flow from my heart to the needles...I loved knitting it, and I love wearing it even more.  As usual, Emma is the perfect model...

I used Plymouth Encore DK for this one, and I have to say that it seemed to be more of a sport weight to me, so I think if this was knit in a true DK weight, it would be somewhat larger. 

This shawl could be knit at any gauge, though I could only suggest fingering/sport/dk or worsted.  I am offering it for sale here, on my blog, or at Ravelry.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

The lace edging on this piece reminds me of water cascading down, so, here's a picture of the inspiration for this shawlette, Dry Falls in Highlands, NC.  This waterfall is beautiful to view year round, and is just off Hwy. 64, so there is no great hike to see it. It is called Dry Falls, because you can walk behind it and stay dry.  

Triinu Scarf

Here's a pic of a project I finished back in February. It is called a Triinu Scarf, from Nancy Bush's book Knitted Lace Of Estonia. I want to knit every project in this book. The noops are a challenge, but are much easier with a very pointy wooden needle. I used Knit Picks Harmony Wood needles in a size 4 for this scarf and Jaggerspun Zephyr laceweight. This picture shows the scarf lightly blocked.